HEALTH · OH · 1947-1956
John D. Porterfield
State Health Officer · Ohio
Background
John D. Porterfield (—) was Ohio's State Health Officer 1947–1956 (9 years). Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Emmett Carmichael. Same-year political environment (1947): Governor Thomas J. Herbert.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in Ohio
- Karl S. Ulrich (1985-1993)
- John H. Ackerman (1969-1979)
- Edward S. Long (1965-1969)
- Emmett Carmichael (1956-1963)