Dana Porter
| Dana Porter | |
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| Attorney General of Ontario | |
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In office 1949–1955 | |
| Premier | Leslie Frost |
| Preceded by | Leslie Blackwell |
| Succeeded by | Kelso Roberts |
| Treasurer of Ontario | |
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In office 1955–1959 | |
| Premier | Leslie Frost |
| Preceded by | Leslie Frost |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Frost |
| MPP for St. George | |
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In office 1943–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Strachan |
| Succeeded by | Allan Lawrence |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 14, 1901 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | May 13, 1967 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge |
Dana Harris Porter (January 14, 1901 – May 13, 1967) was a Canadian politician and jurist.
After graduating from the University of Toronto in 1921, Porter went to England to continue his studies at Balliol College, Oxford from which he graduated with a master's degree in 1923. He returned to Toronto where he was called to the bar, and joined the firm of Fennel, Porter & Davis.
Porter entered politics winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the downtown Toronto riding of St. George in the 1943 provincial election that brought the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario to power.
In 1958, Porter left politics to accept an appointment as Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal. He made a notable ruling in 1964, lifting a ban on the book Fanny Hill.
Dana Porter's son, Julian Porter, is a Canadian copyright and libel lawyer who ran unsuccessfully in the 1985 provincial election as a Progressive Conservative in the same riding formerly represented by his father.
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| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by New position |
Chancellor of the University of Waterloo 1960–1966 |
Succeeded by Ira G. Needles |
| Attorneys-General of Upper Canada | |
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| Attorneys-General of the Province of Canada (Canada West) | |
| Attorneys-General of Ontario | |
