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Adm. sizar (age 17) at TRINITY, Nov. 1, 1768. S. of Thomas, of Northen, Cheshire. School, Manchester. ' Matric. Michs. 1768; Scholar, 1772; B.A. (5th Wrangler) 1773; M.A. 1776; D.D. (per Lit. Reg.) 1792. Fellow, 1774; Junior Dean, 1780-3; tutor, 1781-2. Regius Professor of Hebrew, 1790-5. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) 1773; priest, 1774. R. of Smarden, Kent, 1784-93. Boyle Lecturer, 1786. Archdeacon of Llandaff, 1789. R. of Tansor, Northants, 1792-4. R. of S. Collingham, Notts., 1794. Bishop of Killala, 1795-8. Bishop of Clogher, 1798-1819. Married, 1786, Mary, dau. of Joseph Smith, of Coltishall, Norfolk. Died July 27, 1819, aged 68; left £240,000. Brother of Henry (1775); father of Charles (1814), John G. (1806) and William H. (1819). (Northants. Clergy, XI. 41; Manchester Sch. Reg., I. 117 and II. 276; Cant. Act Book; Clogher Clergy, 22.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1773 | Ordi(ordination) | Porter, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1774 | Ordi(ordination) | Porter, John | / | priest | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Collation) | Porter, John | Smarden / | Rector | View |
| 1789 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Porter, John | St Brides Wentlog / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1789 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Porter, John | Llandaff Cathedral / Llandaff | Archdeacon | View |
| 1789 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Porter, John | Coedkernew / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1793 | Appt(Institution) | Porter, John | Tansor / | Rector | View |
| 1793 | Vac(cession) | Porter, John | Smarden / | Rector | View |
| 1793 | Appt(Presentation) | Porter, John | South Collingham / Nottinghamshire, Diocese of York | Rector | View |
| 1794 | Appt(Institution) | Porter, John | South Collingham / | Rector | View |
| 1794 | Disp(Dispensation) | Porter, John | South Collingham / | Rector | View |
| 1794 | Disp-App | Porter, John | Tansor / | Rector | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Resignation) | Porter, John | South Collingham / | Rector | View |
| 1795 | Vac(resignation) | Porter, John | South Collingham / | Rector | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Resignation) | Porter, John | Tansor / | Rector | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Resignation) | Porter, John | St Brides Wentlog / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Resignation) | Porter, John | Coedkernew / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1795 | Vac(resignation) | Porter, John | Tansor / | Rector | View |
| 1795 | Vac(resignation) | Porter, John | South Collingham / Nottinghamshire, diocese of York | Rector | View |