Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Hon. Edwin PORTER, proprietor of the Eagle Brewery, and manufacturer of Porter's Joliet 
Ale and Lager Beer, Joliet; was born in Granger, Medina, Co., Ohio, April 19, 1828; went 
to Cleveland when quite young, and there received an academic education; in 1856, he came 
to Joliet, and engaged for two years in manufacturing malt; in 1858, he erected his first 
brewery, which was burned down in 1868, and, the same year, he erected his present 
extensive buildings. He was Chief Engineer of the Fire Department for five years, beginning 
in March, 1861; he has served three years as member of the City Council, and, in 1863, was 
elected Mayor, re-elected in 1864, and again in 1871.