- 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.
References
- 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 | |
|---|---|
| S. Foster • Hodges • Wilson • Nichols • Coronel • S. Foster • Dr. Foster • S. Foster • Requena • Nichols • Marchessault • Mellus • Woodworth • Marchessault • Mascarel • 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 |  |
