David Potts Jr.
David Potts Jr. (November 27, 1794 – June 1, 1863) was an Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
[edit]Potts was born at Warwick Furnace, Pennsylvania, about eight miles from Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He became an ironmaster, and owner and manager of Warwick Furnace. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1824 to 1826.
He was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838. Potts resumed his former business pursuits, and died at Warwick Furnace. Interment in Coventry Cemetery near Warwick.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "David Potts Jr. (id: P000472)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district 1831–1839 1831–1833 alongside: William Hiester and Joshua Evans Jr. |
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