Name/Title
Alexander James PorterEntry/Object ID
Porter, Alexander JamesDescription
Waist-length seated nearly frontal of a young man in formal attire with a white shirt and vest, a black tuxedo coat. He is seated and his left hand rests on the arm of a red chair. His right hand is out of the frame. He has brown eyes and dark straight hair of medium length parted over his left eye.Collection
Private CollectionGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Captain Alexander James Porter was born on June 14, 1822 in Nashville, the only child of James Armstrong Porter and Sally Ann Murphy. He married Martha Watson in 1840 but she died in 1860. He then married Rebecca Greer Allison in 1867. He died in 1888 in Nashville and is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.Create Date
September 26, 2026Update Date
September 26, 2026