William Wagener Porter and Mary Augusta Hobart

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Husband William Wagener Porter ¹

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           Born: 5 May 1856 - Philadelphia, PA 2
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         Father: Judge William Augustus Porter (1821-1886) 2 3
         Mother: Emma Wagener (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 27 Apr 1882 2

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Wife Mary Augusta Hobart ²

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         Father: Charles H. Hobart (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary E. Badeau (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M William Hobart Porter ²

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           Born: 19 Feb 1883 2
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2 F Anita Porter ²

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           Born: 22 Jun 1886 2
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         Spouse: William Jackson Clothier (      -      ) 2

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3 M Andrew Wagener Porter ²

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           Born: 29 Jun 1888 2
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General Notes: Husband - William Wagener Porter

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He was educated in the private schools of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, entered the University of Pennsylvania, and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the class of 1875, and three years later received the degree of Master of Arts. He studied law in the office of his father, Judge William A. Porter, and was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar, May, 1877, and then practiced his profession in Philadelphia.
He was appointed associate justice of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, to succeed Edward N. Willard, resigned, September 14, 1897, and was elected to the same position, November, 1898. He resigned the position, January 27, 1903, and resumed the practice of his profession.
He was the author of a legal text book on "The Law of Bills of Lading", and a brochure on the "Legal Responsibilities of Clergyman Solemnizing Marriages." He was the orator on the occasion of the unveiling of the Washington Monument in Philadelphia, erected by the Society of the Cincinnati, the ceremony being attended by Federal officials and presided over by President McKinley. He has been vice-president of the Union League of Philadelphia, and is a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, Merion Cricket Club, Scotch-Irish Society, Lawyer's Club, Penn Club, and the Presbyterian Social Union.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1300.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1304.

3 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 444.