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George Porter (New Zealand Politician)
David George Porter (4 September 1921 – 25 February 1998) was a New Zealand architect, company director and politician. He was a Wellington City Councillor and Deputy-Mayor from 1970 to 1971. Biography Early life Porter was born on 4 September 1921 in Wellington to Ernest and Arline (née Thompson) Porter. He was educated at John McGlashan College and Wellesley College. He then attended the University of Auckland and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1944. Porter married Frances Ann Fyfe on 23 December 1949 with whom he had two daughters and one son. Professional career He worked as an architect for the Wellington office of the Ministry of Works from 1945 to 1948 and later as a town planner from 1948 to 1951. Together with Lew Martin he started the architectural firm Porter & Martin working as a consultant from 1951 to 1982. He was the President of the Town and Country Planning Institute from 1959 to 1961. In 1984 he became the Director of the Pacific Institute of ...
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