. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . urse in political science and law in 1905. He was admitted topractice in all the courts of Utah. He took charge of the State Normal School at CedarCity, Utah, in 1901, remaining in charge as principal of that institution until the springof 1904. He then became professor of finance at the University of Utah and later tookover supervision of the work in law and subsequently became the first dean of the Uni-versity Law School. He resigned his position in the university to engage in businessand private practice. He was, however, made a member o
. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . urse in political science and law in 1905. He was admitted topractice in all the courts of Utah. He took charge of the State Normal School at CedarCity, Utah, in 1901, remaining in charge as principal of that institution until the springof 1904. He then became professor of finance at the University of Utah and later tookover supervision of the work in law and subsequently became the first dean of the Uni-versity Law School. He resigned his position in the university to engage in businessand private practice. He was, however, made a member of the board of regents of theUniversity of Utah, in which position he continued until appointed state bank com-missioner on the 15th of May, 1919. He also engaged in the practice of law togetherwith his banking and other corporate interests until May 15, 1919, when he gave up theactive work of the profession to devote his entire time to his duties as state bank com-missioner. He was also one of the organizers of the Porter-Walton Company, owning and. NATHAN T. PORTER UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD 279 conducting experimental farms, greenhouses and a nursery at Centerville, with a whole-sale department in Salt Lake City and a retail department on State street in the capi-tal. This is one of the largest seed companies of the west, conducting a very extensivebusiness. Prior to assuming his duties as bank commissioner and in compliance withthe law, Mr. Porter severed his connections as a director of the various banks through-out the state. These included the Bank of Southern Utah at Cedar City, of which hewas the organizer and its first president, the Columbia Trust Company of Salt LakeCity, the Farmers & Stock Growers Bank in Salt Lake City, the Bountiful State Bankat Bountiful, Utah, of which he was vice president, and the Farmers State Bank ofWoods Cross, Utah. He has long been a prominent figure in professional and financialcircles, his ability bringing him to a place of leadership. Mr.
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