Arthur Porter (c. 1505 – 31 May 1559) was an English Member of Parliament (MP)[1] and was granted Llanthony Secunda Priory.
[2] He was the only surviving son of Roger Porter of Newent and Alvington, Gloucestershire and was educated at Lincoln's Inn.
He acted as Receiver for the lands of Llantony Priory (Llantony Secunda) in 1539 and 1542, and in consequence was awarded a grant of the Priory lands in 1540.
[3] He entered Parliament as knight of the shire for Gloucestershire in November 1554 and afterwards served as MP for the city of Gloucester in 1555 and Aylesbury in 1559.
[3] He married twice: firstly to Alice Arnold, the daughter of John Arnold of Churcham, Gloucestershire, with whom he had at least 12 children including Sir Thomas; and secondly to Isabel Denys, the daughter of Sir William Denys of Dyrham, Gloucestershire, and widow of Sir John Berkeley (died c.