Warren R. Porter

Warren Reynolds Porter (March 30, 1861 – August 27, 1927)^[1]^[2] was a Republican politician from California. He served as the 24th Lieutenant Governor of California 1907 to 1911. Porter had grown up in Watsonville, California. 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. UC Santa Cruz’s Porter College is named after him.

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Political offices
Preceded by Alden Anderson	Lieutenant Governor of California 1907–1911	Succeeded by A. J. Wallace

Lieutenant Governors of California

McDougall • Broderick* • Purdy • R. Anderson • Walkup • Downey • Quinn* • de la Guerra* • Chellis • Machin • Holden • Pacheco • Irwin* • Johnson • Mansfield • Daggett • Waterman • White* • Reddick • Millard • Jeter • Neff • A. Anderson • Porter • Wallace • Eshleman • Stephens • Young • Fitts • Carnahan • Merriam • Hatfield • Patterson • Houser • Knight • Powers • G. Anderson • Finch • Reinecke • Harmer • Dymally • Curb • McCarthy • Davis • Bustamante • Garamendi • Pasquil* • Maldonado • Newsom * denotes Acting

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Name	Porter, Warren R.
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	March 30, 1861
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Date of death	August 27, 1927
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