San Francisco-Contra Costa County CA Archives Obituaries.....Porter, Charles Bruce November 15, 1894
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San Francisco Call, November 16, 1894 
“An Old Pioneer Dies. 

Hon. C. B. Porter died at his residence in this city, Clay and Baker streets, 
yesterday, in his seventy-seventh year. He was born in Taunton, Mass., on 
November 29, 1817, and came to California in 1849. He was elected to the 
Assembly in 1860 from Contra Costa County, and was twice elected to the Senate 
from Contra Costa and Marin counties. He was the author of the Porter primary 
election law, and for many years he was associated with R. R. Bunker in 
publishing the Contra Costa Gazette. 

Deceased leaves a widow [Annie Williamson], three sons, Bruce, Charles and 
Robert, and three daughters, Mrs. W[illiam] S. Tinning [Miriam Porter] of 
Martinez, Mrs. E[rnest] E. White [Ileen Porter] of San Diego and Mrs. Julius 
Weber [Margaret Porter] of San Francisco.” END

Additional Comments:
San Francisco Call, November 16, 1894 (Friday), Page 10, Column 4.


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