Warren Reynolds Porter (March 30, 1861 – August 27, 1927) was a Republican politician from California. He served as the 24th

lieutenant governor of California The lieutenant governor of California is the second highest Executive (government), executive officer of the government of the U.S. state of California. The Lieutenant governor (United States), lieutenant governor is elected to serve a four-yea ...

, from 1907 to 1911. Porter had grown up in

Watsonville, California Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, in the Monterey Bay Area of the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California. The population was 52,590 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Predominantly Latino and ...

. A businessman, he co-founded Graniterock, and before that he was board secretary for the Loma Prieta Lumber Company south of Santa Cruz. He gained popularity in the more liberal Santa Cruz County since the Republican convention was held there.

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Lieutenant governors of California People from Watsonville, California 1861 births 1927 deaths California Republicans {{California-politician-stub