John Porter (died ca. 1660) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.
Porter was the son of John Porter of Lamberhurst, Kent. He entered Lincoln's Inn in November 1621. He became recorder of Madon in Essex.
In April 1640, Porter was elected Member of Parliament for Maldon in the Short Parliament. Porter was called to the bench in 1648.
Porter's will was proved at the Probate Court of Canterbury in April 1660.
Porter married Mary Bramston daughter of Sir John Bramston chief justice.
References
- ^ Students admitted to the Inner Temple 1571-1625
- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
- National Archives - Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)
- John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 2
| Parliament of England | ||
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| VacantParliament suspended since 1629 | Member of Parliament for Maldon 1640 With: Henry Mildmay |
Succeeded bySir Henry Mildmay John Clotworthy |