Victor Clarence Porteous (5 November 1893 – 17 June 1966) was a National Government and

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member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Derby Township,

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and became a farmer. Porteous attended school at

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, then college. In 1929 and 1930, he was a member of Derby Township council. He was elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1930 general election, defeating incumbent

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member William Pattison Telford, Jr. After serving one term, he was defeated by Telford in the 1935 election. Porteous made another attempt to win the seat back in the 1940 election under the National Party banner but was also unsuccessful.

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* 1893 births 1966 deaths 20th-century Canadian farmers Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Ontario municipal councillors {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub