Tripp Families of North America
Elisha Reynolds Potter, Jr
1811 - 1882 (70 years)-
Name Elisha Reynolds Potter Suffix Jr Birth 20 Jun 1811 Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA 
Gender Male Education 1830 He attended Kingston Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1830. Occupation Potter was a prolific author of Rhode Island history. Potter's notes and correspondence now held by the Rhode Island Historical Society Occupation 1832 South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA He studied law while teaching school, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and practiced in South Kingstown Township. _ELEC 4 Mar 1843 Rhode Island, USA - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd district.
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Web Link Web Link Web Link Death 10 Apr 1882 Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Person ID I342567256556 Tripp Family Genealogical Website | Isabel Tripp 2
Father Elisha Reynolds Potter, b. 5 Nov 1764, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 26 Sep 1835, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 70 years) Mother Mary Mawney, b. 25 Apr 1779, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA d. 26 Jul 1835, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 56 years) Marriage 13 Jul 1810 West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA [1] Family ID F25740 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 2nd district.
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Notes - US Congressman. An 1830 graduate of Harvard University, he took up the law profession following graduation. He served as Adjutant General of Rhode Island from 1835 to 1836 and served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1838 to 1840. From 1843 to 1845 he served as Representative from Rhode Island in the United States Congress. He then returned to state politics, serving as a Rhode Island State Senator from 1847 to 1852 and again from 1861 to 1863. He was also the Rhode Island Public School Commissioner from 1849 to 1854 and served as an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1868 until his death. He was the son of Congressman Elisha Reynolds Potter.
Bio by: Jen Snoots
- US Congressman. An 1830 graduate of Harvard University, he took up the law profession following graduation. He served as Adjutant General of Rhode Island from 1835 to 1836 and served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1838 to 1840. From 1843 to 1845 he served as Representative from Rhode Island in the United States Congress. He then returned to state politics, serving as a Rhode Island State Senator from 1847 to 1852 and again from 1861 to 1863. He was also the Rhode Island Public School Commissioner from 1849 to 1854 and served as an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1868 until his death. He was the son of Congressman Elisha Reynolds Potter.
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Sources - [S1314973508] Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- [S1314973508] Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).