About C. Fred Porter
Lived 1883 – 1971 (aged 88). C. Fred Porter was an American politician.
Early life
Porter was born near Truro, Iowa to Ezekiel Porter and Elizabeth (Reither) Porter in 1883.
Porter began working in the meat industry until 1913, when he joined the automobile industry. He was also a statistician in the auditor's office.
In April 1932, Governor Dan W. Turner appointed Porter as Acting State Auditor when the previous auditor, James W. Long, was suspended for irregularities personal spending accounts that were charged to the state. He was chosen because he was not going to be running in the 1932 Auditor Election. On July 1, 1947, Governor Robert D. Blue appointed Ray E. Johnson to replace Porter as Comptroller.
Iowa Highway Commission
Porter then served as the Auditor of the Iowa Highway Commission on July 1, 1947.
Personal life
He married Susan Mary Hoover on December 23, 1903 and had three children.
He married his former secretary, Wilhelmine Lee Weaver, on October 12, 1949, in Des Moines.
Porter was a Methodist.
Porter died in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1971.
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American politician (1883–1971)
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C. Fred Porter was born on 20 July 1883.
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C. Fred Porter died on 20 July 1971.
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C. Fred Porter was a politician.
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