Horace Porter
Former United States Ambassador to France
Horace C. Porter was an American soldier and diplomat who served as a lieutenant colonel, ordnance officer and staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, personal secretary to General and President Ulysses S. Grant. Wikipedia
Born: April 15, 1837, Huntingdon, PA
Died: May 29, 1921 (age 84 years), Manhattan, New York, NY
Place of burial: General Grant National Memorial, New York, NY
Parents: David R. Porter
Grandparent: Andrew Porter
Previous office: United States Ambassador to France (1897–1905)
