Samuel J. Potter

Samuel John Potter
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

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.

Early life

Potter 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

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.^[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

On 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]

References

^ ^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

United States Congress. "Samuel J. Potter (id: P000468)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. Senate
Political offices
Preceded by Daniel Owen	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1790-1799	Succeeded by George Brown
Preceded by George Brown	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1800-1803	Succeeded by Paul Mumford
Preceded by Theodore Foster	U.S. senator (Class 1) from Rhode Island March 4, 1803 – October 14, 1804 Served alongside: Christopher Ellery	Succeeded by Benjamin Howland

[SPbioguide-1] "POTTER, Samuel John 1753 – 1804". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[Potter1888-2] 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.

[Robinson2018-3] 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.

[Wright1993-4] 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.

[Beers1908-5] 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.

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