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Overview
Porter Cornelius Bliss was a journalist, diplomat, and Hamilton College alumnus. He worked as a correspondent and served in diplomatic posts in Latin America, and was also known for his editorial work, including contributions to Appleton’s Cyclopaedia of American Biography.
Relevance to Research
Bliss appears in the 1862-63 Hamilton College catalog under the list of honorary bachelor’s degree recipients, recorded as “Cornelius Porter Bliss.” The entry places him among a small group of honorary degree recipients in that year’s catalog.
Notes
The catalog lists his name in the order “Cornelius Porter Bliss” rather than the more commonly used “Porter Cornelius Bliss.” The entry is brief — honorary degree recipients are listed by name only with no accompanying biographical detail. Care should be taken not to confuse him with the New York politician Cornelius N. Bliss (a different person).
Related Sources
- yhm-arc-pub-cat-1862-63_djvu.txt