Porter, George Sidney

ID
2230
Nationality
American
Occupation
Teacher
Editor
Printer
Summary
Born at Liberty, NY; deafened at age 9 from brain fever; graduated New York School for the Deaf (Fanwood) in 1884. Teacher of printing at the Arkansas School for the Deaf, 1890-1892, then at the New Jersey School, 1892-1929; editor of the Silent Worker, 1892-1929. Married Frances C. Hawkins in 1892.
References
Silent Worker, Sept. 1948, p.4; Nov. 1952, p.3-5; Representative Deaf Persons [first edition], p.142-143; Representative Deaf Persons [second edition], p.158-159.
Dates
1862-8 May 1931