Samuel J. Potter

Samuel John Potter (* June 29, 1753 in South Kingstown, Rhode Iceland, † October 14, 1804 in Washington DC) was an American politician of the Democratic-Republican Party, who represented the state of Rhode Iceland in the U.S. Senate.

A native of the Washington County Samuel Potter initially completed the preparatory school, before he successfully completed his studies in law, was admitted to the bar and began to practice as a lawyer. His political career, he took on in 1790 when he was Vice- Governor of the State of Rhode Iceland under Governor Arthur Fenner. A post he held until 1803. In the presidential elections of 1792 and 1796 he was a member of the Electoral College of each.

Finally, in 1802 he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he became the successor of Theodore Foster. Potter took his mandate from the March 4, 1803 true, but died on 14 October of the following year in Washington. He was buried in the cemetery of his family in Kingston.