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Richard John Porter, the ‘Antagonist of connubial felicity’

There are a couple of mentions in the local newspapers for Richard John Porter, the proverbial servant who married his late boss’s widow. I came across a case before the bench in the Hastings and St Leonards News, 22 July 1864, titled THE ANTAGONIST OF CONNUBIAL FELICITY. The following is a summary of the case. […]