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Robert Porter (c.1825 – 1902) was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane Municipal Council, Queensland, Australia. ==Personal life== Robert Porter was born about 1825–1826 in London, England.〔 Robert Porter married Sarah Martha Elizabeth Trowbridge (born about 1823–1824 in Salisbury, England). They arrived in Brisbane in 1860 and settled in the home, Corio, in Wharf Street, Kangaroo Point in which they lived for the rest of their lives. They had the following eight children:〔〔〔〔Queensland Registrar-General for Births, Deaths and Marriages〕 * Sarah Jane Porter, born 1848 Folkestone, Kent, England, died 1937 Queensland〔1851 Census for Folkestone, Kent, England〕〔(FreeBMD )〕 * Alice Edith Porter, born 1851 Kent, England, died Brisbane 1900〔〔(''Death of Miss Alice Porter'' ), The Brisbane Courier, Saturday 8 September 1900, page 7.〕 * Frederick Albert Lewis Porter, died 1946 * Marian Gertrude Porter, married to Thomas William Shackel in Brisbane on 3 Dec 1881, died 1937 * Flora Annie Porter, died 1943 * Catherine Ellen Porter, died 1943 * Mary Constance Porter, born in Brisbane on 6 Sept 1861, died 1934 * William Christopher Porter, born in Brisbane on 13 January 1865, died 1912 Robert Porter died at his home, Corio, Wharf Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane on 22 May 1902 aged about 66 or 67 years. He had been ailing for some time prior to his death. He was buried at Balmoral Cemetery (also known as Bulimba Cemetery).〔(Obituary for Robert Porter ), The Brisbane Courier, Saturday 24 May 1902, page 5〕〔〔(Funeral notice for Robert Porter ), The Brisbane Courier, Friday 23 May 1902, page 4〕〔(Porter Robert ) — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search〕 His wife Sarah died in March 1909.〔(''Death of Mrs Robert Porter'' ), The Brisbane Courier, Tuesday 16 March 1909, page 7〕 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「Robert Porter (mayor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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