BIO: Eugene H. Porter; New York State
surname: Porter, De Peyster, Van Buren, Douw, Van Ness, Day

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An Illustrated Legislative Manual
The New York Red Book
Containing the Portraits and Biographies of the U.S. Senators, Governor, State
Officers and Members of the Legislature; also with the Portraits of Judges and
Court Reporters, the New Constitution of the State, Election and Population
Statistics, and General Facts of Interest.
By Edgar L. Murlin
New Constitution Compiled by R. C. Cumming, O. L. Potter and F. B. Gilbert
Published, Albany, J. B. Lyon Company, Publishers, 1909

Copyright by J. B. Lyon Company, 1909

     Eugene Hoffman Porter was born in Ghent, Columbia county, N.Y., August
7, 1856, and is of old Dutch ancestry, connected with the De Peyster, Van
Buren, and Douw families. Among his maternal relatives were the noted Van Ness
brothers of columbia county, one of whom became a Governor of Vermont, and
another was a Major-General in the army and several times Mayor of Washington.
His father Curtis H. Porter, is a prominent citizen of Columbia county.

     Trained at the Cortland Normal School and Claverack College, Dr. Porter
pursued his studies at Cornell University and in 1885 was graduated from the
New York Medical Homeopathic College and Hospital. Rutger's College in 1889
gave him, for literary and scientific work, the honorary degree of Master of
Arts.

     In 1885 he accepted the position of associate editor on the staff of the
North American Journal of Homeopathy, and in June, 1892,he became the editor
of that journal. Under his wise and skillful management, joined to his marked
talent for journalism the North American has become one of the strongest and
best known journals in the school. Its circulation has very largely increased
and its influence is pronounced. His editorials are a notable feature in the
journal and are characteristically outspoken and vigorous. His writings are
clear, concise, and logical.

     In 1894 the American Institute elected him General Secretary of that
body, a position he held seven years, having been unanimously re-elected each
succeeding year.

     Dr. Porter was Professor of Physiological Materia Medica in the New York
Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital and a member of the governing
faculty. He is attending physician to the Laura Franklin Free Hospital for
Children, and the Hahnemann Hospital, and is a Medical Examiner for both the
Manhattan Life Insurance Company and the Penn Mutual. He was also Professor of
Medical Chemistry and Sanitary Science for a number of years and has devoted
much time to the study of these subjects. The societies and clubs he belongs
to are numerous and attest the manysidedness of the man. He is an honorary
member of the Societe Medicale Homeopathique de France, a member of the
Institute o Homeopathy, a member of the Academy of Political and Social
Science, and of the American Geographical Society, of the New York State
Homeopathic Medical Society, of which he was President, and of the New York
County Homeopathic Medical Society, in which he has served as Vice-President
and as Chairman of the Legislative Committee. He has taken a marked interest
in public affairs and is a prominent member of the Republican Club of New York
and a member of its Board of Governors. He is an earnest and active Republican
and has always been ready to aid in advancing its policies. He belongs to the
Unanimous, Meissen, and Communitaw Clubs - all medicial - and to the Colonial
Club, Twilight Club, New York Press Club, Fort Orange Club of Albany, Cornell
University Club, and Quill Club - all social. He is also a member of the New
York State Press Association, of Columbia Lodge No. 98, F. & A.M., and of many
other organizations, and is also President of the Columbia County Association
in the city of New York.

     During the past few years he has delivered a number of addresses before
various societies, and has presided at various banquets of the Alumni
Association of the New York Homeopathic College at Delmonico's.His work on
legislative matters has been of great value to the school, and the Legislative
Committees of both the State and New York county societies, to which he
belongs, appreciate the power of his influence.

     In 1889 he married Miss Alice A. Day, of Upper Lisle, N.Y. His family
consists of his wife and one son. He was one of the Advisory Committee on the
International Health Exposition held in New York city in 1898.

     Dr. Porter was appointed Commissioner of Health for the State of new
York on May 8, 1905, by Governor Higgins.