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THOM'S IRISH WHO'S WHO
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PORTARLINGTON, Earl of, 1785; Viscount Carlow, 1776; Baron Dawson, 1770 (Irld.), Lionel Arthur Henry Seymour Dawson-Damer, 6th Earl; late Lieut. Irish Guards; elder son of Lionel, 5th Earl, and Emma (Countess of Portarlington), dau. of the late Lord Nigel Kennedy; her Ladyship m. 2nd, 1901, Hon. Henry Berkeley Portman, 2nd son of Viscount Portman; b. 28 Aug., 1883; s. his father 31 Aug., 1900; m. 2 Feb., 1907, Winnifreda, only child of G. S. Yuill, and has issue one son. Res.: 37 Chesham Place, London, S.W.; Emo Park, Portarlington, Queen's County.

PORTE, Gabriel William Church, Architect and Artist. Educ. privately. Articled to Mr. John Seeds, 1916; began practice on own account 1920; design for Hornsey Temple of Memory premeditated 1920; selected for final competition, Portsmouth War Memorial, 1921; awarded the R.S.A. prize 1921. Executed work is principally Domestic Architecture, has designed many war memorials: is one of the foremost architects striving towards the developing of a national style of Architecture; b. 31 March, 1900. Recns.: music, tennis and motoring. Res,: Fairview Terrace, Springfield Road, Belfast.

PORTER, Edward Guss, K.C., 1903, Barrister; Member of Federal Parliament of Canada. Educ.: Grammar School and Albert University. Head of firm of Porter, Butler & Payne, Belleville, Ontario; Alderman of Belleville for five years and Mayor one year, retired 1901. Elected M.P. 'for West Hastings 1901; has conducted defence in many important and sensational criminal trials, and enjoys large practice in civil litigation; is director of several corporations; member several societies. Recns.: fishing and shooting. Son of late Robert L. Porter, of Armagh; b. 1859; m. 1883, Annie dau. of Robert Morrow, of Londonderry. Res.: Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

PORTER, John Porter, D.L., J P Co. Fermanagh (High Sheriff, 1883) and Co. Longford (High Sheriff, 1879); Member of Senate of Northern Ireland, 1921. Son of late Nicholas Montgomery Archdale, of Crock-na-Crieve, Co. Fermanagh; b. 1855; assumed name of Porter in lieu of Archdale 1876; m. 1884, Josephine, dau. of late Lt.-Col. Jesse Lloyd, of Ballyleck, Co Monaghan. Res.: Belleisle, Lisbellaw. Co. Fermanagh. Kildare Street Club, Dublin; Royal St. George Yacht Club, Kingstown.

PORTER, Sir John Scott Horsbrugh- Baronet (Unit. Kgd., 1902), B.A. (Oxon.); is Senior Clerk in House of Commons; has assumed additional name of Horsbrugh; eldest son of Rt. Hon. Sir Andrew Marshall, 1st Bart., P.C. and Agnes (Lady Horsbrugh-Porter), dau. of the late Col. Horsbrugh, of Horsbrugh, Peebles-shire; b. 18 July, 1871, s. his father, 9 Jan., 1919; m. 13 June, 1906, Elaine Maude (d. 1919); youngest dau. of the late T. Jeffries, of Newbay, Wexford, and Los Ceribos, Argentine Republic, and has issue one son. Res: 34 Belgrave Road, London, S.W. Kildare Street Club, Dublin.

PORTER, Sir Leslie Alexander Selim, K.C.S.I. (1911). C.S.I. (1906), M.A., LL.D. ((Queen's University, Belfast): was Assistant-Secretary to Government, Unit Provinces, India, 1878-83; Acting Dept. Sec. and Sec. to Government of India, Legislative Dept., 1891: Acting Chief Secretary, 1903-04; Member of Council of Lieut.-Governor, 1903-04: Member of Gov.-General's Legislative Council, 1904-06; Vice-Pres., Council of Lieut.-Gov., 1909; Member of Board of Revenue, Unit Provinces, 1906-11; Member of Council of Lieut.-Gov., 1907-11; Acting Lieut.-Governor, 1910 and 1911; retired 1911; b. 1854; son of late Rev. J. L. Porter, D.D., LL.D., President of Queen's College, Belfast; m. 1882, Aletta Harrison (d. 1914), dau. of Lieut.-Col. Aston. East India United Service Club, London, S.W.

PORTER, Major-General Sir Robert, K.C.B. (1921), C.B. (1916), C.M.G. (1919) Commander of the Order of the Crown, Belgium, Croix de Guerre, Belgium, M.B. (Glas.). Director A.M.S. second Army in European War, 1914-18. Educ.: Foyle College, Londonderry; Glasgow University; Paris. Entered R.A.M.C. 1881; served Ashanti, 1895-96, Including capture of Coomassie, S. African War, 1899-1902; European War, 1914-18. Recn.: golf; son of late Andrew Porter, of Co. Donegal; b. in Co. Donegal, 1858: m. 1903, Mary Phillipa, dau. of late John Johnstone, of Barnard Castle, Durham, and has issue three sons. Club: Royal Automobile, London.

POWELL, The Right Hon. John Blake, P.C. (1920); Barrister King's Inn, 1894; K.C. 1905; Bencher 1909; Solicitor-General for Ireland, 1918; a Justice of the Chancery Division, High Court of Justice, Ireland, 1918-1921, and for Southern Ireland from 1921. Res.: 41 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin.

POWELL, Caroline A., born in Dublin. Studied art in Cooper Union School of Design, New York City; pupil in wood engraving of W. J. Linton and Timothy Cole; engraved for The Century Co. and other publishers in the period of development of the American School of Wood Engraving; the only woman represented in "Engravings On Wood." the monumental work of the Am. Society of Wood Engravers; exhibited in Paris and Vienna; received silver medal Buffalo, Pan-Am. Ex. 1901; bronze medal, Chicago, 1892; proofs in permanent reserve of Mus. Fine