William W. Porter
William Wagener Porter was an American attorney and legal author. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in the class of 1875 and admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1877. He served as associate justice of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from 1897 to 1903.
Porter was instrumental in founding the Society of the Descendants of the Schwenkfeldian Exiles, and belonged to the Society of the Cincinnati, the Sons of the Revolution, the Merion Cricket Club, and the Presbyterian Social Union. He served as vice president of the Union League of Philadelphia.Works
- The Legal Responsibilities of Clergymen Who Solemnize Marriages in Pennsylvania
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- Girard the Citizen: An Address
- Professional Compensation: The Right and Its Enforcement
- The Present Status of the Legal Profession
- Address delivered by the Honorable William Wagener Porter at a Meeting of the Society of the Schwenkfeldian Exiles October Eighth, 1921.
- A Consideration of Some of the Opportunities and Obligations of the Lawyer of To-day: An Address
