Elisha Reynolds Potter
Elisha Reynolds Potter | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's at-large district | |
In office November 15, 1796 – 1797 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Bourne |
Succeeded by | Christopher G. Champlin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815 | |
Preceded by | Isaac Wilbour |
Succeeded by | James Brown Mason |
Personal details | |
Born | Little Rest, Rhode Island Colony, British America | November 5, 1764
Died | September 26, 1835 South Kingstown, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged 70)
Resting place | Colonel Thomas Potter Cemetery |
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse(s) | Mary Potter |
Children | Elisha R. Potter |
Residence | Kingston, Rhode Island |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Elisha Reynolds Potter (November 5, 1764 – September 26, 1835) was a statesman in the Federalist Party from Kingston, Rhode Island, who served several times as the Speaker in the Rhode Island State Assembly.
Personal life[]
Elisha Reynolds Potter was born in Little Rest (now known as Kingstown) in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He began his career as a blacksmith's apprentice, but switched to the law in 1793.[1] Potter was said to be a very large man; when he traveled by stagecoach, he had to purchase two seats.[1]
Career[]
Potter ran against Peleg Arnold in a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1796 caused by Benjamin Bourne's resignation, and Potter won the election. He served as a United States Congressman from 1796 to 1797 and again from 1809 to 1815.[2]
He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815.[3]
Potter ran for governor of Rhode Island in 1818,[1] but lost to Nehemiah R. Knight.
His son, also Elisha Reynolds Potter, was also a Congressman.
Elisha Reynolds Potter is buried in Colonel Thomas Potter Cemetery near Kingston, Rhode Island.[4]
See also[]
External links[]
- United States Congress. "Elisha Reynolds Potter (id: P000463)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Greene, Richard Gleason (1890). The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge (Volume 12 ed.). Dodd, Mead. p. 92.
- ^ "Guide to the Elisha Reynolds Potter, Sr. Papers". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
- ^ "Colonel Thomas Potter Cemetery in South Kingstown, Rhode Island - Find a Grave Cemetery".
- 1764 births
- 1835 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island
- People from South Kingstown, Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Federalists
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Members of the American Antiquarian Society
- Rhode Island politician stubs