Background
Porter, Silas Wright was born on January 1, 1857 in Warren Company, Illinois, United States. Son of Judge John and Mary Ellen (Robb) Porter.
Porter, Silas Wright was born on January 1, 1857 in Warren Company, Illinois, United States. Son of Judge John and Mary Ellen (Robb) Porter.
Bachelor of Arts, Monmouth College, 1879, Master of Arts, 1882, Doctor of Laws, 1906. Admitted to bar, 1881.
City attorney, Monmouth, 1882-1884. Removed to Kansas, 1886. Company attorney, Ness Company, Kansas, 1887-1888.
Associate with William J. Buchan and Winfield Freeman, Kansas City, Kansas, 1891-1898.
Justice Supreme Court of Kansas, 3 terms, 1905-1923. Resumed general practice.
Lecturer, Law School, University of Kansas, 1891-1893, Washburn Law School, 1912-1917, Kansas City Law School, since 1927.
Mason.
Married Jessie K. Babcock, April. Children: Eliot, Mistress Dorothy Thompson, Richard Babcock, John McGill, Garrett.