Nelson Davis Porter (November 28, 1863 – February 12, 1961) was mayor of

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, Canada from 1915 to 1916.Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005) He was born in

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in 1863 and came to Ottawa with his family in 1870. He worked as an insurance and real estate agent. During his term as mayor, a water pumping station was set up at

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to supply water to the city. He was also an amateur

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player, and was an original member of the

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. He played in their first competitive game in 1884 at the Montreal Winter Carnival Tournament and is credited with scoring their first goal. He died in Ottawa in 1961 and was buried in the

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*''Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847–1948)'', Dave Mullington () Mayors of Ottawa 1863 births 1961 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario Ottawa Senators (original) players Anglophone Quebec people Canadian sportsperson-politicians Ice hockey people from Montreal Ice hockey people from Ottawa {{Ontario-mayor-stub