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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 Bramber is a former Manorialism, manor, village and civil parish in the Horsham (district), Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It has a ruined mediaeval castle which was the ''caput'' of a large English feudal barony, feudal barony. B ...

* 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) (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 N ...

(fl. 1810s), Pennsylvania politician, U.S. Representative * John Porter (portreeve) (1390–1394), 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.''Obituary ...

(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 (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 trai ...

(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. Porter was deaf, due to an infection he had when he was young. Career From 1922 to 1 ...

(John Adam Porter, 1894–1952), Scottish motorcycle racer * John Porter (ice hockey) (1904–1997), ice hockey player * John Porter (footballer, born 1961), Scottish footballer * John Porter (footballer, born 1886), English footballer

Musicians

John Porter (musician, born 1950) John Porter (born 15 August 1950) is a Welsh-born musician, composer and songwriter, living in Poland since 1976. Originally from Lichfield, after studying political science in Sussex and spending time in Berlin, Porter moved to Poland in the mi ...

(born 1950), partner of Anita Lipnicka *

John Porter (musician, born 1947) John Porter (born 11 September 1947 in Leeds) 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 met s ...

, 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, Boston, Roxbury church with h ...

(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. Acad ...

(1822–1866), United States professor of chemistry * John L. Porter (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 (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 * John Porter (historian), English historian

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