Famous People with Name Porter

Porter Wayne Wagoner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Porter Wayne Wagoner: was an American country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suits and blond pompadour, Wagoner introduced a young Dolly Parton to his long-running television show. Together, "Porter and Dolly" were a well-known duet team throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. Parton wrote the song "I Will Always Love You" after Wagoner suggested she shift from story songs to focus on love songs. [1]

Porter Johnston Goss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Porter Johnston Goss: is an American politician, who was the last Director of Central Intelligence and the first Director of the Central Intelligence Agency following the passage of the IRTPA 2004 Act, which abolished the DCI position. A CIA officer in Latin America during the Cold War, he served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 until he took up his post at the agency.[1]

Porter Hardy, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Porter Hardy, Jr.: was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Hardy was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1969). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1968 to the Ninety-first Congress. Formerly director

Edward Guss Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Guss Porter: was a Canadian politician. A lawyer, he was an alderman for five years and Mayor of the City of Belleville, Ontario in 1891. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Hastings West in a 1902 by-election, after the sitting MP, Henry Corby, resigned. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the following six federal elections. He was defeated in 1924.

Nelson Davis Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nelson Davis Porter: was mayor of Ottawa, Canada from 1915 to 1916. He was born in Montreal in 1863 and came to Ottawa with his family in 1870. He worked as an insurance and real estate agent. During his term as mayor, a water pumping station was set up at Lemieux Island to supply water to the city. He was also an amateur ice hockey player, and was an original member of the Ottawa Hockey Club. He played in their first competitive game in 1884 at the Montreal Winter Carnival Tournament and is credited with scoring their first goal.

Gladys Muriel Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gladys Muriel Porter: was the first woman in the Maritimes to be elected as Mayor, and the first female Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia. Porter was elected to Kentville, Nova Scotia town council in 1943. She was then elected Mayor of Kentville, Nova Scotia in 1946 and served until 1960, when she ran successfully as a Progressive Conservative to represent the provincial electoral district of Kings North. Porter was re-elected to the Legislature in 1963 and served until her death on April 30, 1967.

Dana Harris Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dana Harris Porter: was a Canadian politician and jurist.Porter entered politics winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the downtown Toronto riding of St. George in the 1943 provincial election that brought the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario to power.

Chuck Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Chuck Porter: is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Hants West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives. In the past, Chuck has served as a Councillor in the town of Windsor, Nova Scotia, as Chair of the Finance Committee. He also worked as a paramedic for 16 years before entering politics.