John Clinton Porter

John Clinton Porter
Porter in 1933
33rd Mayor of Los Angeles
In office
July 1, 1929 – July 1, 1933
Preceded byGeorge E. Cryer
Succeeded byFrank L. Shaw
Personal details
Born(1871-04-04)April 4, 1871
Leon, Iowa, U.S.
DiedMay 27, 1959(1959-05-27) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
PartyDemocratic

John Clinton Porter (April 4, 1871 – May 27, 1959) was a U.S. political figure. The Los Angeles Times wrote that he represented a "unique mixture of reform politics and xenophobic Protestant populism [that] took him quite literally from the junk yard to City Hall." Porter was a member of the Ku Klux Klan during its popular resurgence in the early 1920s.

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