B. S. Potter

Barnabas S. Potter (February 3, 1836 – September 23, 1908) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Potter was born on February 3, 1836, in Elba, New York,[1][2] the son of Jonathan Potter and Julia Anna Potter.[3] He moved to West Bend, Wisconsin in 1856.[2] He married Hermina S. Bourgeois in 1868.[3] He died of kidney and liver trouble at his home in West Bend in 1908.[2]

Career

Potter was elected to the Assembly in 1902. He was a Democrat.[4]

References

  1. "Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Potter, B. S." USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  2. "Assemblyman Potter Dead". Eau Claire Leader. September 25, 1908. p. 17. Retrieved September 3, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKB-FLQ : accessed 3 September 2015), Barnabas S. Potter and Hermina S. Bourgeois, 28 May 1868; citing reference 314-95; FHL microfilm 1,275,592.
  4. "One Man Heads the Minority". Janesville Daily Gazette. March 8, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved September 3, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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