John Clinton Porter

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For other persons with this name, see John Porter.

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
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