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James Davis Porter (December 7, 1828 – May 18, 1912) was an American politician, educator, and soldier. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1875 to 1879, and was subsequently appointed Assistant Secretary of State during President Grover Cleveland's first administration, and Minister to Chile in Cleveland's second administration. As a state legislator on the eve of the Civil War, Porter introduced the "Porter resolutions," which bound Tennessee to the Confederacy should war be declared. He spent much of the war as General Benjamin F. Cheatham's chief of staff, and saw action at various battles in Tennessee and Georgia.〔Christopher Losson, "(James Davis Porter )," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', 2009. Retrieved: 1 November 2012.〕 Porter spent his later years as chancellor of his alma mater, the University of Nashville, and as president of Peabody College, which was established at the University of Nashville during his gubernatorial administration. He oversaw the liquidation and transfer of the University of Nashville's assets to the Peabody Education Fund, which allowed Peabody College to be reestablished near Vanderbilt University in 1909.〔 ==Early life and the Civil War== Porter was born in Paris, Tennessee, the son of Dr. Thomas Kennedy Porter and Geraldine Horton Porter.〔(Finding Aid for Governor James D. Porter Papers ), Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1964. Retrieved: 1 November 2012.〕 He attended the University of Nashville, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1846, and a Master of Arts in 1849.〔Rossiter Johnson, ''(The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans )'', Vol. VIII (Boston: The Biographical Society, 1904).〕 He studied law under Paris attorney John Dunlap (his future father-in-law), and was admitted to the bar in 1851. Porter was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1859. In 1861, he introduced the "Porter resolutions," which were eventually adopted. These resolutions stipulated that in the event of war between seceding states and the Union, Tennessee would align itself with the seceding states.〔 In early May 1861, following the Battle of Fort Sumter, these measures were enacted, and Tennessee signed a military pact with the Confederacy. Porter initially served as an adjutant general under Gideon J. Pillow, and helped organize the Provisional Army of Tennessee.〔 After this army was attached to the greater Confederate Army, Porter was assigned to General Benjamin F. Cheatham. As Cheatham's chief of staff, Porter took part in the battles of Belmont, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the Siege of Atlanta.〔(Presidents of Peabody College: James Davis Porter ), Jean and Alexander Heard Library Special Collections and University Archives, 12 September 2012. Originally published in ''The Peabody Record'', October 1901. Retrieved: 1 November 2012.〕 After the war, Porter returned to his law practice in Paris. In 1870, he was a delegate to the state's constitutional convention, which wrote the current Tennessee State Constitution, and served on the convention's judiciary committee.〔 Following the convention, he was elected judge of the state's 12th circuit.〔 Originally a Whig, he aligned himself with the Democratic Party after the Civil War.〔Phillip Langsdon, ''Tennessee: A Political History'' (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 198-203.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James D. Porter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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