Edward Guss Porter
Encyclopedia
Edward Guss Porter was a Canadian
politician.
Born in Consecon, Prince Edward County
, Canada West, the son of Robert and Hannah Porter, Porter was educated at Albert College
. 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.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician.
Born in Consecon, Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County, Ontario
Prince Edward County is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.-Geography:Prince Edward County is located in Southern Ontario on a large irregular headland or littoral at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just west of the head of the St. Lawrence River...
, Canada West, the son of Robert and Hannah Porter, Porter was educated at Albert College
Albert College (Belleville)
Albert College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Belleville, Ontario. It is the oldest co-ed boarding school in Canada. It currently has an enrollment of approximately 300 students representing 25 different countries...
. A lawyer, he was an alderman for five years and Mayor of the City of Belleville, Ontario
Belleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
in 1891. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Hastings West
Hastings West
Hastings West was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925...
in a 1902 by-election, after the sitting MP, Henry Corby
Henry Corby
Henry Corby was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Hastings East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative from 1867 to 1874....
, resigned. A Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
, he was re-elected in the following six federal elections. He was defeated in 1924.