Henry Porter (born ca. 1636) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons in 1659.
Porter was the eldest son of
Henry Porter of
Lancaster.
[ William Pink ''The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members'']
/ref> In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for Lancaster in the Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a powe ...
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References
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1636 births
Year of death missing
English MPs 1659
People from Lancaster, Lancashire