Porter, Elmer R.

Porter was born Aug. 16, 1888. He married Jennie L. King, and together they had five children. A farmer by occupation, Porter was elected to the Michigan State Senate in 1936, serving from 1936 through 1964. (Information from the Michigan manual, 1964.) King was a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Brucker (1894-1968) served as Michigan Assist. Prosecuting Attorney, 1922-1929; Attorney General, 1929-1930; and Governor, 1931-1932. He was educated in Saginaw and earned a L.L.B. from the University of Michigan. (A scrapbook of his years as governor are in the Schuch Papers at the Clarke Historical Library .) For information on Williams, see books and encyclopedias.

From the description of Papers, 1961-1964. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 44692903