Samuel J. Potter

Samuel John Potter
United States Senator
from Rhode Island
In office
March 4, 1803 – October 14, 1804
Preceded by Theodore Foster
Succeeded by Benjamin Howland
1st Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
In office
1800–1803
Governor Arthur Fenner
Preceded by George Brown
Succeeded by Paul Mumford
In office
1790–1799
Governor Arthur Fenner
Preceded by Daniel Owen
Succeeded by George Brown
Personal details
Born (1753-06-29)June 29, 1753
South Kingston Township, Rhode Island
Died October 14, 1804(1804-10-14) (aged 51)
Washington, D.C.
Political party Democratic-Republican

Samuel John Potter (June 29, 1753 – October 14, 1804) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island and was a prominent Country Party anti-Federalist leader.

Born in South Kingston Township, Potter completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and practiced. He was deputy governor of Rhode Island from 1790 to 1799 (during which time the office was renamed lieutenant Governor) and again from 1800 to 1803. He was also a presidential elector in 1792 and 1796.

Potter was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1803, until his death in Washington, D.C. on October 14, 1804. Interment was in the family burial ground, Kingston (formerly Little Rest), Washington County, Rhode Island.

References

United States Senate
Political offices
Preceded by
Daniel Owen		 Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
1790-1799 		Succeeded by
George Brown
Preceded by
George Brown		 Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
1800-1803 		Succeeded by
Paul Mumford
Preceded by
Theodore Foster		 U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Rhode Island
March 4, 1803 – October 14, 1804
Served alongside: Christopher Ellery		 Succeeded by
Benjamin Howland
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