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ian thomas strachan allan lawrence 13 may 1967 toronto , ontario 250px conservative lawyer , judge mpp for st. george 14 january 1901 1943 dana porter.jpg dana porter
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dana porter

dana harris porter -lrb- january 14 , 1901 -- may 13 , 1967 -rrb- 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 .
