Thomas F. Porter
32nd
Mayor of
Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
1908–1909
Preceded byCharles Neal Barney
Succeeded byJames E. Rich
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
1st Essex District[1]
In office
1902–1903[2]
Preceded byHenry Converse Atwill[3]
Succeeded byWilliam F. Craig[4]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
12th Essex District[5]
Member of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[5]
In office
1896–1897
Member of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Common Council[5]
In office
1885–1888
Personal details
BornOctober 30, 1847[5]
Paradise, Nova Scotia[5]
DiedJuly 12, 1927(1927-07-12) (aged 79)
North Conway, New Hampshire
Political partyRepublican[5]

Thomas Freeman Porter (October 30, 1847 – July 12, 1927) was an American politician who served as the 32nd Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.[6]

Porter was born in Paradise, Nova Scotia. Freeman worked for a time at the Danbury News before he settled in Massachusetts. He was considered "a fine literary talent" by an early reviewer, as evidenced by his contributions to The Judge, the Boston Journal, the Yankee Blade, and the Waverley Magazine. He was an Odd Fellow and a member of the Masons.[7]

Selected Verse

Courage

What if the morn no joy to you shall bring,
No gleam of sunbeam shine across your way;
What if no bird one joyous note shall sing
Into your listening ear through all the day!
.
What if no word of comfort you shall hear
As though the hours long you toil and strive;
What if to you no vision bright appear
To keep your hungry heart and soul alive!
.
What if the blest companionship men crave
Come not to you through all the day's long length,
But, bound and fettered even as a slave,
Within yourself you have to find your strength!
.
And if, when you have toiled and wrought alone,
The sweet reward you sought you do not gain,
And find the hoped-for bread is but stone,
In that sad hour for grief, should you complain?
.
Ah no! It matters not if shade or sun,
Or good or ill, your efforts shall attend;
In doing you have but your duty done
As best you knew - and should do to the end.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1902), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume XI, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 134
  2. ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume XII, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 135
  3. ^ Who's who in State Politics, 1917, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1917, p. 39
  4. ^ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1904), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume XIII, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 127
  5. ^ a b c d e f Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1900), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume IX, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 153
  6. ^ findagrave.com: Thomas Freeman Porter
  7. ^ Thomas William Herringshaw: "Local and National Poets of America with Interesting Biographical Sketches", p.506
Political offices Preceded byCharles Neal Barney Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts 1908to1908 Succeeded byJames E. Rich Preceded byHenry C. Atwill Member of the Massachusetts Senate 1st Essex District 1902to1903 Succeeded byWilliam F. Craig


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