Edward Guss Porter
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Edward Guss Porter K.C. | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hastings West | |
| In office 1902–1924 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Corby, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Charles Edward Hanna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1859 Consecon, Canada West |
| Died | 23 December 1929 (aged 70) |
| Party | Conservative |
Edward Guss Porter (28 May 1859 – 23 December 1929) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Consecon, Prince Edward County, Canada West,[1] the son of Robert and Hannah Porter, Porter was educated at Albert College.[1] A lawyer, he was head of the firm Butler and Payne of Belleville, Ontario, he was a Belleville alderman for five years[1] 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. He died on 23 December 1929 and was buried in the Belleville Cemetery.[1][2][3][4]
