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.
Samuel John Potter | |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 29, 1753 South Kingstown, Rhode Island |
| Died | October 14, 1804 (aged 51) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Early life
editPotter was born in South Kingstown on June 29, 1753.[1] He was one of seven children born to John Potter (1724–1787) and, his second wife, Elizabeth (née Hazard) Potter (1729–1806).[2] Before his parents marriage, his father was married to Mary Hazard, his mother's elder sister.[3]
His paternal grandparents were Ichabod Potter III and Sarah (née Robinson) Gardiner. His maternal grandparents were Mary (née Robinson) Hazard and Stephen Hazard, a Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas.[2]
Career
editPotter 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.[1]
Potter was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1803, until his death in 1804.[1]
Personal life
editOn September 10, 1788, Potter married Ann Nancy Segar in South Kingstown.[4] Ann was a daughter of Joseph Segar and Mary (née Taylor) Segar.[5] Together, they were the parents of:[2]
- Isaac Fenner Potter (1796–1883), who married Sally Ennis in 1839.[2]
Potter died in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 1804. He was interned in the family burial ground, Kingston (formerly Little Rest), Washington County, Rhode Island.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "POTTER, Samuel John 1753 – 1804". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Potter, Charles Edward (1888). Genealogies of the Potter Families and Their Descendants in America to the Present Generation: With Historical and Biographical Sketches. A. Mudge & Son. p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Caroline E. (14 October 2018). The Hazard Family of Rhode Island 1635-1894: Being a Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Thomas Hazard, With Sketches of the Worthies of This Family, and Anecdotes Illustrative of Their Traits and Also of the Times in Which They Lived. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 978-0-343-09822-3. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Wright, William Earl (1993). Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families. Gateway Press. pp. 585, 593. ISBN 978-0-9632060-1-5. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records and Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Old Families ... J.H. Beers & Company. 1908. p. 254. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Samuel J. Potter (id: P000468)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.