Emory B. Pottle

Emory Bemsley Pottle (born July 4, 1815 in Naples , New York , † April 18, 1891 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1857 and 1861 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Emory Bemsley Pottle was born in Ontario County after the end of the British-American War . He studied Classical Studies at Penn Yan Academy in Yates County . Then he studied law . After receiving his license to practice law in 1838 in New York City began in Springfield in Clark County ( Ohio to practice). He returned to Naples, where he continued his practice as a lawyer. In 1847 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the congressional election of 1856 for the 35th Congress , Pottle was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 26th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Andrew Oliver on March 4, 1857 . He was re-elected once and then dropped out after the March 3, 1861 Congress of. Civil war broke out about a month later .

After his time in Congress he practiced as a lawyer again. President Abraham Lincoln appointed him to the commission that drafted a bill for a duty on wool. He died on April 18, 1891 in Naples. His body was then interred in Rose Ridge Cemetery .

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SURNAME	Pottle, Emory B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pottle, Emory Bemsley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	4th July 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH	Naples , New York
DATE OF DEATH	April 18, 1891
Place of death	Naples , New York