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John Porter (Illinois politician) John Edward Porter (June 1, 1935 – June 3, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district from 1980 to 2001. Career before Congress Before his election to Congress ...

(1935–2022), Illinois politician, U.S. Representative * John Porter (MP for Bramber) (died 1599), MP for Bramber * John Porter (MP for Maldon) (died 1660), English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 *

John Porter (New York politician) John Porter (October 24, 1790 Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts – February 3, 1874 Auburn, Cayuga County, New York) was an American politician from New York. Life He graduated from Williams College in 1810. He then studied law in Alba ...

(1790–1874), New York politician * John Porter (Pennsylvania politician) (fl. 1810s), Pennsylvania politician, U.S. Representative * John Porter (portreeve), 1390–94, Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton *

John Addison Porter (Secretary to the President) John Addison Porter (April 17, 1856 – December 15, 1900) was an American journalist, and the first person to hold the position of "Secretary to the President". He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and died in Pomfret, Connecticut.''Obituar ...

(1856–1900), first Secretary to the President *

John Clinton Porter __NOTOC__ John Clinton Porter (April 4, 1871 – May 27, 1959) was a U.S. political figure. The ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that he represented a "unique mixture of reform politics and xenophobic Protestant populism hattook him quite literall ...

(1871–1959), California politician, mayor of Los Angeles *

John K. Porter John Kilham Porter (January 12, 1819 – April 11, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. He was a leading lawyer during his lifetime on the New York Bar. He was considered a remarkable crack lawyer, who ...

(1819–1892), American lawyer and politician from New York * John L. Porter (politician) (1828–1897), Wisconsin farmer and legislator * John W. Porter (1860–1941), Wisconsin politician

Sports

John Porter (horseman) John Porter (2 March 1838 – 21 February 1922) was an English Thoroughbred flat racing trainer whose horses won the English Triple Crown three times. He was described by the National Horseracing Museum as "undoubtedly the most successful trainer ...

(1838–1922), trainer in British Thoroughbred flat racing *

Jock Porter John Adam Porter (1894–1952) was the first Scotsman to win the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race, and was a European Grand Prix motorcycle racing champion. Career From 1922 to 1940 he also marketed his own brand of motorcycle, New Gerrard. ...

(John Adam Porter, 1894–1952), Scottish motorcycle racer *

John Porter (ice hockey) John Chester "Red" Porter (January 21, 1904 – August 6, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiqu ...

(1904–1997), ice hockey player * John Porter (footballer, born 1961), Scottish footballer * John Porter (footballer, born 1886) (1886–?), English footballer

Musicians

John Porter (British-Polish musician) John Porter (born 15 August 1950) is an English-born musician, composer and songwriter, living in Poland since 1976. Originally from Lichfield, after studying political science in Sussex and spending time in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capi ...

(born 1950), partner of Anita Lipnicka *

John Porter (musician, born 1947) John Porter (born 11 September 1947, in Leeds, England) is an English musician and record producer. Biography He attended St Michael's School, Allerton Grange School, King's College, London, and Newcastle University. While at Newcastle, Porter ...

, British guitarist, bassist, and producer

Others

John Porter (settler) John Porter was an early colonist in New England and a signer of the Portsmouth Compact, establishing the first government in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He joined the Roxbury church with his wife Margaret ...

(c. 1605–after 1674), founding settler of Portsmouth, Rhode Island * John Porter (bishop) (died 1819), Anglican bishop in Ireland *

John Addison Porter John Addison Porter (March 15, 1822 – August 25, 1866) was an American professor of chemistry and physician. He is the namesake of the John Addison Porter Prize and was a founder of the Scroll and Key senior society of Yale University. Academ ...

(1822–1866), United States professor of chemistry *

John L. Porter John Luke Porter (13 September 1813 – 4 December 1893) was a naval constructor for United States Navy and the Confederate States Navy. Early life Porter was born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1813. His mother was Frances Pritchard, daughter of ...

(1813–1893), American naval constructor *

John Porter (sociologist) John Arthur Porter (November 12, 1921 – June 15, 1979) was a Canadian sociologist from 1950 to the late 1970s. His work in the field of social stratification opened up new areas of inquiry for many sociologists in Canada. Porter was born in V ...

(1921–1979), Canadian sociologist *

John Robert Porter John Robert Camber Porter (5 January 1953 - 10 November 2021) was an English businessman best known as the grandson of Sir Jack Cohen, founder of Tesco and son of Dame Shirley Porter.

(1953–2021), English billionaire businessman and philanthropist * John Scott Porter (1801–1880), Irish biblical scholar and Unitarian minister *

John Reed Porter John Reed Porter (November 14, 1838 – October 15, 1923) was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, a military award presented by the United States Department of War to 18 Union Army soldiers who participated in the Great Locomotive Chase in 1862 duri ...

(1838–1923), Medal of Honor recipient

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