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Politicians

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 Bramber is a former manor, village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It has a ruined mediaeval castle which was the ''caput'' of a large feudal barony. Bramber is located on the northern edge of the South Downs ...

* 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) John Porter was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from December 8, 1806, to March 3, 1811. He was born in Pennsylvania, but his birth date is unknown. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Nin ...

(fl. 1810s), Pennsylvania politician, U.S. Representative *

John Porter (portreeve) John Porter was an English tax collector, portreeve for the town of Taunton in the West of England. He also served as one of the two Members of Parliament for the borough of Taunton in some parliaments of the late 14th century. Life and caree ...

, 1390–94, Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton * John Addison Porter (Secretary to the President) (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 John Wesley Porter (May 6, 1860 – January 7, 1941) was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Porter was born on May 6, 1860, in Oakland, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. In 1903, he purchased a home n ...

(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) John Stewart Porter is a Scottish former footballer. Playing career Youth football Porter played youth football for Hutchinson Vale and Salvesen Boys Club. Scotland After spending two years on the books at Hearts he moved to Forfar Athletic. W ...

, Scottish footballer *

John Porter (footballer, born 1886) John Porter (1886 – after 1909) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent ...

(1886–?), English footballer

Musicians

* John Porter (British-Polish musician) (born 1950), partner of Anita Lipnicka * John Porter (musician, born 1947), British guitarist, bassist, and producer

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* John Porter (settler) (c. 1605–after 1674), founding settler of Portsmouth, Rhode Island *

John Porter (bishop) John Porter (1751 – 27 July 1819) was an 18th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland. Porter was the son of Rev. Thomas Porter, perpetual curate of Northenden. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge, matriculati ...

(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) (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 John Scott Porter (1801–1880) was an Irish biblical scholar and Unitarian minister. Life He was eldest son of William Porter (1774–1843), a Presbyterian minister, by his first wife, Mary, daughter of Charles Scott, born at Newtownlimavady, ...

(1801–1880), Irish biblical scholar and Unitarian minister * John Reed Porter (1838–1923), Medal of Honor recipient

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