The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . re-elected in1891. While holding this position,he has marshaled his forces with remarkable skilland ability, and has regularly obtained victoriousresults for the republican party,
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . re-elected in1891. While holding this position,he has marshaled his forces with remarkable skilland ability, and has regularly obtained victoriousresults for the republican party, of whose policyand principles he has always been a strong and un-compromising advocate. His efficiency and successhave made him one of the recognized leaders of hisparty in local and state politics. From 1873 to 1875he represented the eighth and ninth wards in thelower house of the state legislature, and in 1888 wasa delegate to the republican national convention thatnominated Harrison for president. In 1890 Mr. Por-ter was elected to the senate of Pennsylvania by thelargest majority ever given a candidate in the fifthdistrict, ile introduced the Porter School Billand secured its passage through the senate. Thisbill was intended to abolish sectional boards andvest the control of the schools, of Philadelphia inone body, to be designated a board of public educa-tion. The measure, though a popular one, was de-.
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