Background
Fort, John Porter was born on October 4, 1888 in Mount Airy, Georgia, United States. Son of John Porter and Lula Hay (Ellis) Fort.
Fort, John Porter was born on October 4, 1888 in Mount Airy, Georgia, United States. Son of John Porter and Lula Hay (Ellis) Fort.
Bachelor of Science, University of Georgia, 1909, Bachelor of Laws, 1911. Graduate study Harvard Law School, 1911-1912. Master of Laws, Chattanooga (Tennessee) Law School, 1914.
Graduate study Sorbonne, Paris, 1919.
Admitted Tennessee bar, 1912, practiced at Chattanooga until 1918. Member editorial staff, secretary Chattanooga News, 1920-1925. President Fort Coal & Land Company.
Served as private, headquarters troop, 6th Division, United States of America, World War. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Louise Douglas Frazier, of Chattanooga, November 28, 1922. Children: John Porter, James Frazier, Keith.