Background
Porter, Robert Percival was born on June 30, 1852 in Norwich, England. Son of late James Winearls and Jane (Harvey) P.
Porter, Robert Percival was born on June 30, 1852 in Norwich, England. Son of late James Winearls and Jane (Harvey) P.
Educated King Edward VI School, Norwich, and pvtly. in America.
Doctor Joseph Hobbins, of Madison, Wisconsin, 1884. Engaged in journalism on Chicago Inter Ocean, 1872. Expert United States census, 1880-1881, reporting on wealth, debt, taxation and transportation.
United States tariff commissioner, 1882.
Editorial staff New York Tribune, and Philadelphia Press, 1884-1887. Founded the New York Press (with Frank Hatton), 1887.
Director 11th United States Census, 1890-1894. Special fiscal and tariff commissioner of President McKinley, 1898, to Cuba and Prize ring (The), negotiating the arrangement with the late General Maximo Gomez for disbanding the Cuban Army, 1899.
Member of staff of The Times (London), since 1904.
Has traveled extensively in the United States, Mexico, South. America, Japan, Russia, the Balkans, Roumania, Turkey, and other countries, for the purpose of making industrial investigations and reports. Author: Free Trade Folly, 1886. Commerce and Industry of Japan, 1896.
Life of William McKinley, 1896.
Industrial Cuba, 1899. Dangers of Municipal Ownership, 1907.
The Full Recognition of Japan. The Ten Republics; Japan, the Rise of a Modern Power, 1918.
Home. Shropham, Norfolk, Engineering
Member of staff of The Times (London), since 1904. Has traveled extensively in the United States, Mexico, South. America, Japan, Russia, the Balkans, Roumania, Turkey, and other countries, for the purpose of making industrial investigations and reports.
Married Alice Russell, daughter