Victor Porteous

Who was Victor Porteous?

Victor Clarence Porteous was a National Government and Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. 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.