William Henry Porter (surgeon)

William Henry Porter (5 March 1790 – 27 April 1861)[2] was President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1838.

[3] Porter graduated in arts from Trinity College Dublin in 1810.

In January 1809, he was indentured to Sir Philip Crampton and his studies continued in the RCSI medical school and the Meath Hospital.

On 13 September 1814, he obtained the Letters Testimonial of the college, and on 10 November 1817, was elected a Member.

His son, Sir George Hornidge Porter, was also a surgeon.