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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Captain W. Field Porter

Captain W. Field Porter was once Mayor of Liverpool and a merchant of high standing. He was engaged in the China trade, and was a large shipowner. Some of his vessels came simultaneously to grief, and as they were uninsured, their loss resulted in the financial downfall of Captain Porter. His creditors, however, presented him with the brig “Porter” as a token of the estimation in which they held him. In this brig he sailed from Liverpool for the colonies, to begin life anew, and in 1841 he arrived in Auckland, where he remained. Captain Porter was one of the earliest merchants of Auckland, but after a short period he retired from business, and commenced farming in the Tamaki. He represented Auckland Suburbs in the first Parliament of New Zealand in 1854–55.

Captain W. F. Porter.

Captain W. F. Porter.