John Porter

John Porter may refer to:

Politicians

• John Porter (MP for Taunton), 1390-94, MP for Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
• John Porter (MP for Bramber) (died 1599), MP for Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
• John Porter (Illinois politician) (born 1935), Illinois politician, U.S. Representative
• John Porter (New York) (1790–1874), New York politician
• John Porter (Pennsylvania politician) (fl. 1810s), Pennsylvania politician, U.S. Representative
• John Addison Porter (Secretary to the President) (1856–1900), first Secretary to the President
• John Clinton Porter (1872–1959), California politician, mayor of Los Angeles
• John Porter (MP) (died 1660), English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640
• John K. Porter (1819–1892), American lawyer and politician from New York

Sports

• John Porter (horseman) (1838–1922), trainer in British Thoroughbred flat racing
• John Porter (ice hockey) (1904–c. 1990), hockey player
• John Porter (footballer) (born 1961), Scottish footballer
• John Porter (pitcher) (born 1992), American baseball player for the Fordham University Rams

Musicians

• John Porter (British-Polish musician) (born 1950), partner of Anita Lipnicka
• John Porter (musician) (born 1947), British guitarist, bassist, and producer

Others

• John Porter (sociologist) (1921–1979), Canadian sociologist
• John Porter (settler) (c. 1605–after 1674), founding settler of Portsmouth, Rhode Island
• John Addison Porter (1822–1866), United States professor of chemistry
• John L. Porter (1813–1893), American naval constructor

See also

• Jack Porter (disambiguation)
• Jon Porter (born 1955), US Congressman from Nevada
• John Porter Stakes, British flat horse race, named for the trainer
• John Porter-Porter (1855–1939), Northern Irish politician

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