Biography of Cyril Wentworth Porter

Cyril Wentworth Porter enrolled at the University for one year in 1903 to study Mercantile Law. He was born on the island of St Vincent, West Indies, son of Lewis, a retired merchant. His hometown at the time of matriculation was Ardrossan, Ayrshire.

Porter became an accountant working internationally, and residing in Shanghai, China, where he married Elizabeth Grubb Arthur Hutchison in 1918.

Sources

Other Online Resources

• Cyril Wentworth Porter, Ancestry.co.uk

Archival Materials

• R8/5/24/6 Matriculation Slip 1903-1904 Men M - Q

Summary

Cyril Wentworth Porter
Born 1881.
Died 1963.
GU Degree: Social Sciences, 1903-04;
University Link: Student
Occupation categories: accountants
English snippet: Social Sciences student at the University of Glasgow in 1903
Record last updated: 29th Apr 2014

Country Associations

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St Vincent
Place of Birth

England, Kent
Place of Death

China, Shanghai

University Connections

University Roles

• Student