40:
270:
candidate to the Twenty-eighth
Congress, and he served one term, March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845. During his term he was Chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress.
536:
303:
or early 19th-century Rhode Island politics, including Rhode Island's role in the major national issues of the day and presidential policy-making." Potter's personally annotated copy of the printed draft of what would become the
516:
531:
466:
387:
541:
526:
308:
is generally regarded as the best extant record, beyond the bare official minutes, of the proceedings of the 1842 constitutional convention.
472:
63:
546:
511:
434:
430:
449:
234:
53:
556:
260:
551:
256:
in 1830. He studied law while teaching school, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and practiced in South
Kingstown Township.
267:
182:
521:
425:
278:
from 1847 to 1852, and again from 1861 to 1863. He was the state commissioner of public schools from 1849 to 1854.
421:
317:
39:
355:
296:
289:
245:
Elisha
Reynolds Potter Jr. was born in Little Rest (now Kingston), Rhode Island on June 20, 1811. His father
305:
295:
Potter was a prolific author of Rhode Island history. Potter's notes and correspondence now held by the
282:
230:
275:
382:
299:"may be the best collection in the holdings of the Manuscripts Division for research on either the
288:
He died in
Kingston on April 10, 1882, and was buried in the Colonel Thomas Potter Cemetery in
246:
226:
202:
192:
163:
146:
20:
337:
263:
from 1838 to 1840. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1841 to 1842.
506:
501:
8:
537:
Law and Order Party of Rhode Island members of the United States House of
Representatives
105:
441:
253:
259:
From 1835 to 1836 Potter was adjutant general of the state militia. He served in the
483:
97:
300:
495:
225:(June 20, 1811 – April 10, 1882) was a politician, jurist and historian from
59:
395:
351:
517:
400:
Elisha
Reynolds Potter, Jr. Papers, Rhode Island Historical Society
338:
Manual - the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
281:
On March 16, 1868, Potter became an associate justice of the
380:
471:
388:
Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress
174:Colonel Thomas Potter Cemetery in South Kingstown
493:
252:He attended Kingston Academy and graduated from
532:Law and Order Party of Rhode Island politicians
467:U.S. House of Representatives
542:Justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
38:
527:People from South Kingstown, Rhode Island
473:Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district
249:Sr. was a lawyer who served in Congress.
54:U.S. House of Representatives
494:
396:Biography, Elisha Reynolds Potter, Jr.
235:United States House of Representatives
77:March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
261:Rhode Island House of Representatives
352:"Elisha Reynolds Potter, Jr. Papers"
344:
13:
14:
568:
547:19th-century American legislators
374:
285:, and he served until his death.
383:"Elisha R. Potter (id: P000462)"
318:Tavern Hall Preservation Society
266:In 1842 Potter was elected as a
19:For the father (1764–1835), see
512:Rhode Island state court judges
356:Rhode Island Historical Society
297:Rhode Island Historical Society
330:
1:
465:Member of the
450:U.S. House of Representatives
323:
233:, and served one term in the
557:19th-century American judges
306:Constitution of Rhode Island
240:
7:
552:Rhode Island state senators
311:
10:
573:
283:Rhode Island Supreme Court
231:Rhode Island Supreme Court
229:. He was a justice of the
32:Elisha Reynolds Potter Jr.
18:
522:Harvard University alumni
480:
463:
455:
448:
438:
419:
413:
408:
276:Rhode Island State Senate
216:
208:
198:
188:
178:
170:
153:
133:
128:
124:
111:
103:
91:
81:
70:
50:
46:
37:
30:
426:Governor of Rhode Island
409:Party political offices
381:United States Congress.
247:Elisha Reynolds Potter
227:Kingston, Rhode Island
223:Elisha Reynolds Potter
203:Kingston, Rhode Island
193:Elisha Reynolds Potter
164:Kingston, Rhode Island
147:Kingston, Rhode Island
21:Elisha Reynolds Potter
274:Potter served in the
358:Manuscripts Division
268:Law and Order Party
106:Rhode Island Senate
442:William Sprague IV
416:Americus V. Potter
341:(1891), p. 208-13.
254:Harvard University
490:
489:
481:Succeeded by
439:Succeeded by
220:
219:
564:
484:Lemuel H. Arnold
475:
459:District created
456:Preceded by
414:Preceded by
406:
405:
392:
368:
367:
365:
363:
348:
342:
334:
160:
143:
141:
129:Personal details
116:
98:Lemuel H. Arnold
94:
87:District created
84:
75:
56:
42:
28:
27:
572:
571:
567:
566:
565:
563:
562:
561:
492:
491:
486:
477:
469:
461:
444:
429:
417:
377:
372:
371:
361:
359:
350:
349:
345:
335:
331:
326:
314:
290:South Kingstown
243:
179:Political party
162:
158:
145:
139:
137:
119:
117:
112:
92:
82:
76:
71:
57:
52:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
570:
560:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
488:
487:
482:
479:
462:
457:
453:
452:
446:
445:
440:
437:
418:
415:
411:
410:
404:
403:
393:
376:
375:External links
373:
370:
369:
343:
328:
327:
325:
322:
321:
320:
313:
310:
301:Dorr Rebellion
242:
239:
218:
217:
214:
213:
210:
206:
205:
200:
196:
195:
190:
186:
185:
180:
176:
175:
172:
168:
167:
161:(aged 70)
157:April 10, 1882
155:
151:
150:
135:
131:
130:
126:
125:
122:
121:
109:
108:
104:Member of the
101:
100:
95:
89:
88:
85:
79:
78:
68:
67:
51:Member of the
48:
47:
44:
43:
35:
34:
31:
16:American judge
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
569:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
499:
497:
485:
476:
474:
468:
460:
454:
451:
447:
443:
436:
432:
428:
427:
423:
412:
407:
401:
397:
394:
390:
389:
384:
379:
378:
357:
353:
347:
340:
339:
333:
329:
319:
316:
315:
309:
307:
302:
298:
293:
291:
286:
284:
279:
277:
272:
269:
264:
262:
257:
255:
250:
248:
238:
236:
232:
228:
224:
215:
211:
207:
204:
201:
197:
194:
191:
187:
184:
183:Law and Order
181:
177:
173:
171:Resting place
169:
165:
156:
152:
148:
144:June 20, 1811
136:
132:
127:
123:
115:
110:
107:
102:
99:
96:
90:
86:
80:
74:
69:
65:
61:
55:
49:
45:
41:
36:
29:
26:
22:
464:
458:
424:nominee for
420:
399:
386:
360:. Retrieved
346:
336:
332:
294:
287:
280:
273:
265:
258:
251:
244:
222:
221:
159:(1882-04-10)
113:
93:Succeeded by
72:
60:Rhode Island
25:
507:1882 deaths
502:1811 births
83:Preceded by
496:Categories
478:1843–1845
422:Democratic
324:References
209:Occupation
140:1811-06-20
362:March 31,
241:Biography
199:Residence
120:1861–1863
118:1847–1852
114:In office
73:In office
402:. 1999.
312:See also
66:district
470:from
212:Lawyer
189:Parent
58:from
435:1859
431:1858
364:2019
166:, US
154:Died
149:, US
134:Born
398:at
64:2nd
62:'s
498::
433:,
385:.
354:.
292:.
237:.
391:.
366:.
142:)
138:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)