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May 28, 1859 Died on 23 Dec 1929 (aged 70)
Canadian politician
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About Edward Guss Porter
- Edward Guss Porter (May 28, 1859 – December 23, 1929) 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 resigned from parliament in 1924 in order to force a by-election as a protest against Murdock-Home Bank but was defeated.
