A. M. Sullivan described him as "a fine lawyer of noble presence and true dignity" who did not tolerate any disturbance to the decorum of his Court. As a judge, Sullivan ranked him as one of the four greatest he had ever known, and perhaps the equal of the celebrated Christopher Palles.
Familyedit
Porter married Agnes Horsburgh and they had six children:
Helen Violet Porter (d. 1961), unmarried
Margaret Porter, married Capt. Cuthbert Avenal John Vernon
Sir John Scott Horsburgh-Porter, 2nd Baronet (1871–1953), succeeded his father in the title
Alexander Porter (1872–1946)
Andrew Marshall Porter (1874–1900), a noted sportsman who was killed in the Second Boer War
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andrew, porter, baronet, andrew, marshall, porter, redirects, here, same, name, marshall, porter, andrew, marshall, porter, baronet, june, 1837, january, 1919, irish, lawyer, judge, sketch, november, 1896born, 1837, june, 1837belfast, irelanddied9, january, 19. Andrew Marshall Porter redirects here For his son of the same name see Marshall Porter Sir Andrew Marshall Porter 1st Baronet PC QC 27 June 1837 9 January 1919 was an Irish lawyer and judge Sir Andrew Porter 1st BaronetIn The Sketch 4 November 1896Born 1837 06 27 27 June 1837Belfast IrelandDied9 January 1919 1919 01 09 aged 81 Dublin IrelandEducationRoyal Belfast Academical Institution Queen s University BelfastOccupation s Lawyer judgeSpouseAgnes HorsburghChildren6 including John and AndrewParentsJohn Scott Porter father Margaret Marshall mother Contents 1 Background and education 2 Legal and judicial career 3 Family 4 Arms 5 References 6 External linksBackground and education editPorter was born in Belfast the son of Reverend John Scott Porter and his wife Margaret Marshall 1 He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen s University Belfast Legal and judicial career editIn 1860 Porter was called to the Bar and by 1872 had become Queen s Counsel He sat as Member of Parliament for County Londonderry from 1881 to 1884 and served under William Ewart Gladstone as Solicitor General for Ireland from 1881 to 1882 and as Attorney General for Ireland from 1882 to 1883 he was deeply involved in the trials following the Phoenix Park murders He was appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland in 1883 and served in that post until 1907 It was announced that he would receive a baronetcy in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902 for the subsequently postponed coronation of King Edward VII 2 and on 24 July 1902 he was created a Baronet of Merrion square in the city and county of Dublin 3 A M Sullivan described him as a fine lawyer of noble presence and true dignity who did not tolerate any disturbance to the decorum of his Court As a judge Sullivan ranked him as one of the four greatest he had ever known and perhaps the equal of the celebrated Christopher Palles Family editPorter married Agnes Horsburgh and they had six children Helen Violet Porter d 1961 unmarried Margaret Porter married Capt Cuthbert Avenal John Vernon Sir John Scott Horsburgh Porter 2nd Baronet 1871 1953 succeeded his father in the title Alexander Porter 1872 1946 Andrew Marshall Porter 1874 1900 a noted sportsman who was killed in the Second Boer War William Francis Porter 1878 1903 While living in Dublin Porter resided at 42 Merrion Square East as noted in Ulysses by James Joyce He died there on 9 January 1919 1 Arms editCoat of arms of Sir Andrew Porter 1st Baronet nbsp Notes Granted 1 September 1902 by Sir Arthur Edward Vicars Ulster King of Arms 4 Crest On a wreath of the colours on a fasces fesswise a cherub Proper Escutcheon Argent on a bend Azure three bells of the field in chief a portcullis and in base two keys in saltire Sable Motto J ayme Porter SacoursReferences edit a b Sir Andrew Marshall Porter The Times London 10 January 1919 p 11 Retrieved 23 September 2023 via Newspapers com The Coronation Honours The Times No 36804 London 26 June 1902 p 5 No 27457 The London Gazette 25 July 1902 p 4738 Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol J National Library of Ireland 1898 p 252 Retrieved 30 November 2022 Plarr Victor Men and Women of the Time A Dictionary of Contemporaries London 1899 p 872 Gifford Don Ulysses Annotated Notes for James Joyce s Ulysses University of California Press 1989 p 182 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir Andrew Porter BtParliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySir Thomas McClure Bt Hugh Law Member of Parliament for Londonderry1881 1883 With Sir Thomas McClure Bt Succeeded bySamuel Walker Sir Thomas McClure 1st BtLegal officesPreceded byWilliam Moore Johnson Solicitor General for Ireland1881 1882 Succeeded byJohn NaishPreceded byWilliam Moore Johnson Attorney General for Ireland1882 1883 Succeeded byJohn NaishPreceded byEdward Sullivan Master of the Rolls in Ireland1883 1906 Succeeded byRichard Edmund MeredithPeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Merrion Square 1902 1919 Succeeded byJohn Scott Horsbrugh Porter nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for a constituency in Ireland between 1801 and 1922 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a baronet in the baronetage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Andrew Porter 1st Baronet amp oldid 1176775105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
