David Potts (politician)

David Potts Jr. (born November 27, 1794 in Warwick , Chester County , Pennsylvania , †  June 1, 1863 ) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1839 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

David Potts attended public schools in Pottstown, not far from his native Warwick. Then he worked in Warwick in iron processing. He rose to the owner of an iron smelter. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1824 and 1826 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . He was a member of the short-lived Anti-Masonic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1830 Potts was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of the state of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded George Gray Leiper on March 4, 1831 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1839 . Since President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829, the politics of Congress have been heatedly debated inside and outside of Congress. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1838 David Potts renounced another congressional candidacy. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he resumed his previous activities. He died in Warwick on June 1, 1863.

Web links

• David Potts in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• David Potts in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
George Gray Leiper	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (4th constituency) with William Muhlenberg Hiester and Joshua Evans March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1839	Francis James