Victor Porteous Explained

Victor C. Porteous
Birthname:Victor Clarence Porteous
Birth Date:1893 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Derby Township, Ontario
Spouse:Alma M. Wilson
m. 26 August 1914[1]
Riding:Grey North
Predecessor:William Pattison Telford, Jr.
Successor:William Pattison Telford, Jr.
Term Start:July 1930
Term End:October 1935
Profession:Farmer
Party:Conservative

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.

References

  1. Book: Normandin, A.L. . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1932 .