George Porter (1904 - 1998)

Born 7 Feb 1904 in 3 Hamilton Crescent, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Jessie Cunningham McPherson — married 1939 in Tradeston, Glasgow, Scotland

Died 4 Jun 1998 at age 94 in Glenafton Nursing Home, Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland

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Biography

Born 7 Feb 1904. 3 Hamilton Crescent, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. ^[1] File Format: jpg. George Porter b.1882 - birth cert. File Format: jpg. George Porter GREAT UNCLE - birth cert 1904.

Died 04 Jun 1998. Glenafton Nursing Home, Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotlan. ^[2] File Format: doc. George Porter b.1904 GREAT UNCLE- Obituary.

File Format: jpg. George Porter b.1882 - birth cert. Format: doc. George Porter b.1904 GREAT UNCLE- Obituary. Format: jpg. George and Jessie Porter McPherson Marriage. Format: jpg. George Porter GREAT UNCLE - birth cert 1904. Format: jpg. George Porter b.1882 - birth cert. Format: jpg. George Porter GREAT UNCLE - birth cert 1904. Format: doc. George Porter b.1904 GREAT UNCLE- Obituary. Format: doc. George Porter b.1904 GREAT UNCLE- Obituary. Format: jpg. George Porter GREAT UNCLE - birth cert 1904.

Marriage Husband George Porter. Wife Jane Towell or Tozelman. Child: George Porter. Child: Jane Porter. Child: John Porter. Child: Alexander Porter. Child: James Porter. Marriage 3 August 1903. Dublin, Ireland. ^[3][4] File Format: pdf. George Porter and Jane Tozelan Marriage Dublin 1903. File Format: jpg. St Judes Church where Grt Grandad Porter got married_.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1270867208 Birth Certificate of my Great Uncle 7 February 1904 File Format: jpg George Porter GREAT UNCLE - birth cert 1904
2. ↑ Source: #S-949054565 The Rev George Porter by Rev Cameron McPherson 20 Jun 1998 File Format: doc George Porter b.1904 GREAT UNCLE- Obituary GEORGE Porter, who died in Glenafton Nursing Home, Pollokshields on Thursday, June 4, was born in Leith in 1904 of an Irish mother and Scottish father. As a young man he was in great demand by churches and mission halls as a preacher. He left school at 14 and was apprenticed to a baker, qualifying and working in that trade until 1938, when he was invited to be Superintendent of the Gospel Union in Kirkcaldy. In August of the same year he was married to Jessie McPherson, whom he had met at Eaglesham Street, Bethel, Glasgow, where they both worshipped. In 1944, he was called to Dunrossness Baptist Church in the Shetland Isles but returned in less than a year to work for a while with the Glasgow Foundry Boys Association in Glasgow. He was ordained at Albion and St Paul's Congregational Church, Aberdeen, on October 30, 1952. Previously he had served as pastor at Cruden Bay Congregational Church from 1947 and remained there until 1953. He was inducted as minister of Shotts Congregational Church in 1953, where he served until his retirement on June 25, 1989, at the age of 85. The congregation grew considerably under his leadership and he became something of a legend in Shotts in his own lifetime. Tom Gilmour, former president of Shotts Congregational Church said: Ministers have a central role in the community. A minister leads by example with courage and conviction, the clerical collar being a statement of faith and a badge of recognition. The Reverend George Porter lived this to the full in the Shotts community and beyond. Mr Porter was the minister from boyhood of Shotts man John Arthur who is currently General Secretary of the Scottish Congregational Church. Mr Arthur says of him: Through good times and bad he gave unswerving loyalty to our denomination; but, more importantly, throughout his life and ministry he was steadfastly true to the gospel which he boldly and faithfully proclaimed. It was, above all, his loyalty to the gospel that inspired him to uphold the honour and dignity of the office which he held, not only in the church but also in the whole community which he served in Christ's name. He was always ready and exceptionally able to supply an apt humorous anecdote or comment, which was a useful weapon for a man who was barely four foot eleven! Referring to the longevity of his ministry in Shotts he said: I am the longest and shortest minister in the history of Shotts Congregational Church. He was a faithful weekly visitor to Law Hospital to which he had to travel from Shotts by public transport. Being so well known however, he was often given a lift both there and back in a variety of vehicles. Another legendary quip of his was: I think I must be the only person ever to go into Law Hospital in a hearse and come out in an ambulance. He was buried in Stane cemetery, Shotts, beside his wife.
3. ↑ Source: #S-1267649517 Marriage Certificate from Ireland 3 August 1903 File Format: pdf George Porter and Jane Tozelan Marriage Dublin 1903
4. ↑ Source: #S-1269285117 Image scan of church George and Jane were married in File Format: jpg St Judes Church where Grt Grandad Porter got married_

• Source: S-1270867208 Repository: #R-1565073692 Birth certificate Note:
• Repository: R-1565073692 Ancestry.co.uk Note:
• Source: S-949054565 Obituary Reverend Cameron McPherson Publication: Herald Scotland Newspaper Note: