C. Fred Porter

Porter began service in the Auditor's office as a clerk and messenger in 1916 until 1926.^[5][6][7][8] He was also a statistician in the auditor's office.^[4] In 1926, he became the Deputy Auditor of State, until 1932.^{[2][3][9][10][11]}

In April 1932, Governor Dan W. Turner appointed Porter as Acting State Auditor when the previous auditor, James W. Long, was suspended for irregularities personal spending accounts that were charged to the state.^{[2][3][12][13]} He was chosen because he was not going to be running in the 1932 Auditor Election.^[2] At the end of his term, the Republican hold on this office for 78, since 1855, ended until 1939, when C. B. Akers, a Republican, won again.

He then served as Assistant Comptroller from 1933 to 1938.^[3][4] In 1939, he was appointed to be State Comptroller by Governor George A. Wilson.^[14] On July 1, 1947, Governor Robert D. Blue appointed Ray E. Johnson to replace Porter as Comptroller.^[15]

Porter then served as the Auditor of the Iowa Highway Commission on July 1, 1947.^[15] He resigned so he could move out of state due to poor health on October 31, 1949.^[16]

He married Susan Mary Hoover on December 23, 1903 and had three children.^[4] Susan died in April 1943 of a prolonged illness, that lasted 15 months.^[17]

He married his former secretary, Wilhelmine Lee Weaver, on October 12, 1949, in Des Moines.^[18]

Porter was a Methodist.^[4]

Porter died in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1971.^[3]