English author and historian
John Porter M.R.C.S., L.S.A. was an English surgeon, author and historian. He published several histories of Lancashire, notably "History of the Fylde of Lancashire".
Life and career.
In 1869, Porter passed the examination in the Science and Practice of Medicine and received a certificate to practice.
His 1876 publication, "History of the Fylde of Lancashire", was dedicated to Benjamin Whitworth, Esquire, M.P., "in admiration of his enterprise, generosity, and philanthropy". Porter wrote the book while living in Fleetwood. It received a less-than-favourable review in "The Academy": "We were happy in the delusion that local histories of this type had become a thing of the past. The volume is too big for the subject, and the subject is too much for the author."
Towards the end of his life, Porter was listed as being a physicians' visiting assistant at Manchester Royal Infirmary and house surgeon to the Chorlton Dispensary in Manchester.
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