John was born about 1870. He is the son of John Porter and Jenny Finley. He passed away in 1955. [1]
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The following comes from an ebook by Arthur M. Hull. Coal men of America, a biographical and historical review of the world's greatest industry. (page 5 of 81)
"JOHN WILLIAM PORTER, Treasurer and General Sales Manager for the Alabama Coal Co., Birmingham, Alabama, has given fifteen years to the coal business. Prior to his present connection he was with the Kansas & Texas Coal Co., Pittsburg, Kansas, and the Lacey-Buek Iron Co. of Birmingham. He was born February 17, 1873, at Grand Ridge, Illinois."
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