Samuel J. Potter
Samuel John Potter | |
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United States Senator from Rhode Island | |
In office March 4, 1803 – October 14, 1804 | |
Preceded by | Theodore Foster |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Howland |
1st Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island | |
In office 1800–1803 | |
Governor | Arthur Fenner |
Preceded by | George Brown |
Succeeded by | Paul Mumford |
In office 1790–1799 | |
Governor | Arthur Fenner |
Preceded by | Daniel Owen |
Succeeded by | George Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | South Kingstown, Rhode Island | June 29, 1753
Died | October 14, 1804 Washington, D.C. | (aged 51)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Samuel John Potter (June 29, 1753 – October 14, 1804) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island and was a prominent Country Party anti-Federalist leader.
Born in South Kingstown, Potter completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was deputy governor of Rhode Island from 1790 to 1799 (during which time the office was renamed lieutenant Governor) and again from 1800 to 1803. He was also a presidential elector in 1792 and 1796.
Potter was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1803, until his death in Washington, D.C. on October 14, 1804. Interment was in the family burial ground, Kingston (formerly Little Rest), Washington County, Rhode Island.
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- United States Congress. "Samuel J. Potter (id: P000468)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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