Clarkson Nott Potter

Clarkson Nott Potter ( born April 25, 1825 Schenectady, New York, † January 23, 1882 in New York City ) was an American civil engineer, lawyer and politician. He represented 1869-1875 and 1877-1879 the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Clarkson Nott Potter studied and completed his preparatory studies. He graduated in 1842 from Union College in Schenectady and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1843 as a civil engineer. He then worked in 1843 as a consultant ( surveyor ) in Wisconsin. He studied law. His admission to the bar in 1846 and was then started practicing City the following year in New York. In 1863 he was a trustee of Union College - a position which he held until 1882. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1868 for the 41st Congress he was in the tenth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William H. Robertson on March 4, 1869. He was re-elected once. In 1872 he was a candidate in the eleventh electoral district of New York for the 43rd Congress. After a successful election, he entered on March 4, 1873, the successor of Charles St. John. Since he gave up for reelection in 1874, he retired after March 3, 1875 from the Congress. They then elected him in 1876 in the twelfth electoral district of New York in the 45th Congress, where he became the successor of Nathaniel H. Odell on March 4, 1877. Since he gave up for reelection in 1878, he retired after the March 3, 1879 out of the Congress. As a Congressman he had presided over the Committee on Pacific Railroads ( 45th Congress ).

During his time Congress, he took part in 1872 and 1876 at the Democratic National Convention. Then he was in the years 1875 and 1877 president of the New York State Democratic Convention. In 1879, he ran unsuccessfully for the post of vice- governor of New York. Then he was in the years 1881 and 1882 president of the American Bar Association. He died on January 23, 1882 in New York City and was buried in Vale Cemetery in Schenectady.

Family

Clarkson Nott Potter was the son of Bishop Alonzo Potter of Pennsylvania. He had at least five brothers:

  • Robert Brown Potter (1829-1887), American Major General during the Civil War
  • Edward Tuckerman Potter (1831-1904), American architect, who designed the Nott Memorial at Union College
  • Henry Codman Potter (1835-1908), Bishop of New York and successor of Horatio Potter
  • William Appleton Potter (1842-1909), American architect who designed numerous buildings, including the Church of the Presidents in Elberon ( NJ )
  • Eliphalet Nott Potter
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