About Benjamin F. Porter
Lived 1808 – 1868 (aged 59–60). Benjamin F. Porter was an American lawyer and politician.
Benjamin Faneuil Porter (1808–1868) was an American lawyer, reformer, and state legislator in Alabama. A noted advocate of public education, women's rights, and the abolition of the death penalty, Porter helped establish a state penitentiary and to limit the use of execution as a legal punishment. Originally a Whig, he later became a Republican.
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Who was Benjamin F. Porter?
American politician
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Benjamin F. Porter was born in 1808.
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Benjamin F. Porter died in 1868.
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Benjamin F. Porter was a lawyer and politician.
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Benjamin F. Porter was American.
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