Allen Potter

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Allen Potter (born October 2, 1818 in Galway , Saratoga County , New York , †  May 8, 1885 in Kalamazoo , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Allen Potter attended public schools in his home country. In 1830 he came to Adrian in the Michigan Territory . In 1838 he moved to Jonesville in the now established state of Michigan, where he completed an apprenticeship as a plumber . After another move, he came to Kalamazoo in 1845, where he worked in the hardware trade until 1858 . Then he went into the banking industry. At the same time he began a political career.

In 1857, Potter was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives. Between 1859 and 1872 he was a member and chairman of the Kalamazoo municipal council several times. From 1867 to 1871 he sat on the local education committee; in 1869 he became its chairman. In 1872 Potter was also a member of his hometown drinking water committee. In 1872 he ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal Republican for the US House of Representatives. He then joined the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1874 Potter was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Republican Julius C. Burrows on March 4, 1875 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1876, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1877 . After retiring from the US House of Representatives, Potter returned to banking. He also made financial contributions to the railroad business and mining in Colorado . Between 1880 and 1883 he was a member of the sewage commission in Kalamazoo; in 1884 he became mayor of that city. He was also a treasurer of the Michigan State Mental Hospital. Allen Potter died on May 8, 1885 in Kalamazoo, where he was also buried.

Web links

  • Allen Potter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Potter, Allen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Galway , New York
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1885
Place of death Kalamazoo , Michigan