Background
Porter, Edward Samuel was born on July 11, 1935 in Old Hickory, Tennessee, United States. Son of Calvert L. and Alice F. (Russell) Porter.
Porter, Edward Samuel was born on July 11, 1935 in Old Hickory, Tennessee, United States. Son of Calvert L. and Alice F. (Russell) Porter.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University Tennessee, 1958.
Inspector plant industries division, field entomologist, Tennessee Department Agriculture, Nashville, 1958-1961; partner, Triangle Nursery, Inc., McMinnville, Tennessee, 1966-1968; sole owner, Triangle Nursery, Inc., McMinnville, Tennessee, 1968-1979; president, Triangle Nursery, Inc., McMinnville, Tennessee, since 1979. Commissioner agriculture State of Tennessee, 1975-1979. Chairman State ASCS Committee, Nashville, 1980, Tennessee Forestry Committee.
State chairman agriculture committee Carter-Mondale, Tennessee, 1976, March of Dimes Governor's Gala, 1988. Member American Association Nurserymen (director 1992), Wholesale Nursery Growers American (president Washington 1986, Wholesale Nurseryman of Year 1984), Tennessee Nurserymen's Association (president 1972).
Married Paula L. Boster, December 21, 1956. Children: Kim Garrett, Greta Minton, Andrea Lupo.