John Wesley Porter (May 6, 1860 – January 7, 1941) was an American politician. He was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

Biography

Porter was born on May 6, 1860, in

Oakland, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Oakland is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,100 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Breezy Knoll, Oakland, and Sylvan Mounds, as well as the census-designated place of Lake Ripley, are ...

. In 1903, he purchased a home near

Cambridge, Wisconsin Cambridge is a village in Dane (mostly) and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,638 at the 2020 census. Of this, 1,539 were in Dane County, and 99 were in Jefferson County. The Dane County portion of Cambridge ...

. He died at his home in Cambridge in 1941.

Career

Porter was elected to the Assembly in 1918. Additionally, he was chairman (similar to mayor) and a member of the school board of Oakland. He was a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, John People from Cambridge, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Mayors of places in Wisconsin School board members in Wisconsin 1860 births 1941 deaths People from Oakland, Jefferson County, Wisconsin