Background
Porter, William David was born on January 3, 1850 in Hancock Company, West Virginia, United States. Son of James S. and Elizabeth (McCandless) Porter.
Porter, William David was born on January 3, 1850 in Hancock Company, West Virginia, United States. Son of James S. and Elizabeth (McCandless) Porter.
Educated Beaver Academy, Pennsylvania, Mantua Academy, Philadelphia. Law Department, University of Pennsylvania. Unmarried.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1872. Practiced Pittsburgh. District attorney Allegheny Company, Pennsylvania, 1884-1890.
Judge Court of Common Pleas, 1891-1898, judge Superior Court of Pennsylvania, since 1898.