John Clinton Porter

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John Clinton Porter, born in Leon, Iowa (April 4, c. 1872 – May 27, 1959) was a U.S. political figure.

He served as the mayor of Los Angeles between 1929 and 1933, and ran for re-election twice more but was defeated in 1933 by Frank L. Shaw and in 1941 by Fletcher Bowron. He died of a heart and lung condition in Los Angeles, California in 1959, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.

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  • Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials: 1850—1938, Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall, Los Angeles March 1938 (Reprinted 1966)
Preceded by:
George E. Cryer		 Mayor of Los Angeles, California
1929—1933		 Succeeded by:
Frank L. Shaw
Mayors of Los Angeles, California Seal of Los Angeles, CA
Hodges • Wilson • Nichols • Coronel • S. Foster • Dr. Foster • S. Foster • Requena • Nichols • Marchessault • Mellus • Woodworth • Marchessault • Marcarel • Aguilar • Turner • Aguilar • Toberman • Beaudry • MacDougal • Cohn • Toberman • Thom • Spence • Workman • Bryson • Hazard • Bonsali • Rowan • Rader • Snyder • Eaton• Snyder • McAleer • Harper • Stephens • Alexander • Rose • Sebastian • Woodman • Snyder • Cryer • Porter • Shaw • Bowron • Poulson • Yorty • Bradley • Riordan • Hahn • Villaraigosa


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