Gilchrist Porter

Gilchrist Porter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1855  March 3, 1857
Preceded byAlfred W. Lamb
Succeeded byThomas L. Anderson
In office
March 4, 1851  March 3, 1853
Preceded byWilliam Van Ness Bay
Succeeded byAlfred W. Lamb
Personal details
Born(1817-11-01)November 1, 1817
Windsor, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 1, 1894(1894-11-01) (aged 77)
Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery
Political partyOpposition
Other political
affiliations
Whig
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, jurist

Gilchrist Porter (November 1, 1817 – November 1, 1894) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Missouri from 1851 to 1853, then again from 1855 to 1857.