Paul A. Porter
| Paul A. Porter | |
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| Chairman, Federal Communications Commission | |
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In office December 21, 1944 – February 25, 1946 |
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| Nominated by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | E. K. Jett |
| Succeeded by | Charles R. Denny |
| Member, Federal Communications Commission | |
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In office December 21, 1944 – February 25, 1946 |
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| Preceded by | James Lawrence Fly |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Paul Aldermandt Porter October 6, 1904 Joplin, Missouri |
| Died | November 26, 1975 (aged 71) Washington, D. C. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bessie Edgar Banton (div. 1956) Kathleen Winsor (1956–his death) |
| Alma mater |
University of Kentucky Kentucky Wesleyan College |
| Profession | lawyer |
Paul Aldermandt Porter (October 6, 1904 – November 26, 1975) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 1944 to 1946. The following year he joined Washington, D.C. law firm Arnold & Fortas, now known as Arnold & Porter. In addition to his career in public service, he became a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors, serving from 1947 to 1963.
Born in Joplin, Missouri, Porter's family moved to Winchester, Kentucky when he was very young. He graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College and attained a law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. While in law school, he worked as city editor for the Lexington Herald. Fresh from law school, he joined the law firm of Judge J.M. Banton, where he was assigned to work on the Al Smith presidential campaign in Clark County, where he lived. After the election, he joined General Newspapers, where he worked on acquisitions. He was married to Bessie Edgar Benton, a friend from childhood and the daughter of J.M. Banton; they had two children. The couple divorced in 1956, and Porter later married Kathleen Winsor.
Porter served as the Democratic National Committee's head of publicity for the party's successful 1944 election campaign, which saw Democrats increase their majority in the House of Representatives and the reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Prior to his work for the Democratic Party, Porter had held a number of jobs in the Roosevelt administration, starting with the Department of Agriculture, from 1933 to 1937. He left the government to work as Washington counsel for CBS, taking leave in 1940 to join the National Defense Council. In 1942, Porter left CBS to join the Office of Price Administration as deputy administrator, and then assistant director of the Office of Economic Stabilization under Fred M. Vinson.
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