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Alexander Porter

1785 - 1844

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Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785 – January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana from 1833 to 1837. Born in Ireland, he emigrated in 1801 at the age of 16 to the United States. He served a term in the statehouse from 1816 to 1818, and as a state Supreme Court justice from 1821 to 1833. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Porter is the 4,422nd most popular athlete (up from 4,564th in 2019), the 474th most popular biography from Ireland and the 18th most popular Irish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alexander Porter ranks 4,422 out of 6,025. Before him are Anna Gasser, Sarah Burke, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, Raúl Martínez, Sarolta Kovács, and Paul Gonzales. After him are Fatima Moreira de Melo, Jung Jae-eun, Tobias Unger, Wu You, Alexandra Stepanova, and Oskars Melbārdis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1785, Alexander Porter ranks 61. Before him are David Wilkie, Thomas Love Peacock, Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, John Oxley, and Gabriel Moore.  Among people deceased in 1844, Alexander Porter ranks 45. Before him are Abel P. Upshur, Sándor Kisfaludy, Princess Sophia of Gloucester, Domingo Nieto, Thomas Campbell, and Charles Bulfinch.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Alexander Porter ranks 474 out of 549. Before him are João Pereira (null), Ian Harte (1977), Jonathan Sexton (1985), Daniel O'Donnell (1961), Stephen Ireland (1986), and Troy Parrott (2002). After him are Aisling Franciosi (1993), Anthony Stokes (1988), Sonia O'Sullivan (1969), Brian O'Driscoll (1979), Stephen Henderson (1988), and Gavin James (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Alexander Porter ranks 18. Before him are James Mitchel (1864), Edward Barrett (1877), Ron Delany (1935), Shane Lowry (1987), Eamonn Coghlan (1952), and João Pereira (null). After him are Sonia O'Sullivan (1969), Liu Hao (null), Michael Carruth (1967), Cian O'Connor (1979), Olive Loughnane (1976), and Robert Heffernan (1978).

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