Clarkson Nott Potter

Clarkson Nott Potter

Clarkson Nott Potter (1825 – 1882) was an American civil engineer, then (1848-1868) a practising lawyer in New York City, and in 1869-1875 and in 1877-1881 a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He was President of the American Bar Association from 1881 to 1882.

Family

Potter was the son of Bishop Alonzo Potter of Pennsylvania. He had at least five brothers:

• Robert Brown Potter (1829–1887) was a United States General in the American Civil War.
• Henry Codman Potter (1835-1908) succeeded Horatio Potter as Bishop of New York in 1887.
• Edward Tuckerman Potter an architect who designed the Nott Memorial at Union College.
• William Appleton Potter (1842–1909) was an American architect who designed numerous buildings, including the Church of the Presidents (New Jersey) in Elberon, New Jersey.
• Eliphalet Nott Potter

See also

• List of former members of the U.S. House of Representatives

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Potter, Henry Codman". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

External links

• Congressional biography

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by [[]]	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York ? – ?	Succeeded by [[]]

Persondata
Name	Potter, Clareson Nott
Alternative names
Short description	United States civil engineer, lawyer and politician
Date of birth	1825
Place of birth
Date of death	1882
Place of death