Victor Porteous, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Georgian Bluffs, Ontario, Canada
About Victor Porteous
- Victor Clarence Porteous (5 November 1893 – 17 June 1966) was a National Government and Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada.
- He was born in Derby Township, Ontario and became a farmer. Porteous attended school at Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute, then college.
- In 1929 and 1930, he was a member of Derby Township council.He was elected to Parliament at the Grey North riding in the 1930 general election, defeating incumbent Liberal member William Pattison Telford, Jr.
- After serving one term, he was defeated by Telford in the 1935 election.
- Porteous made another attempt to win the seat back in the 1940 election under the National Party banner but was also unsuccessful.
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