John T. Potts
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Chester County district
In office
1881–1884
Preceded bySamuel Butler, William T. Fulton, Jesse Matlack, John A. Reynolds
Succeeded byTheodore K. Stubbs, William Wayne, Levi Fetters, Levi B. Kaler
Personal details
Born
John Templin Potts

(1841-02-28)February 28, 1841
Buckingham County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 1923(1923-03-25) (aged 82)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeMount Moriah Cemetery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Ada Grace
(died 1919)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • farmer
  • bookkeeper

John Templin Potts (February 28, 1841 – March 25, 1923) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1881 to 1884.

Early life

John Templin Potts was born on February 28, 1841, in Buckingham County, Virginia. His father had large land interests in the area. He attended Pottstown and Pottsville Academies in Chester County, Pennsylvania.[1][2]

Career

In 1861, Potts served as a private in Company C of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He was then a second lieutenant in Company A of the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment from 1861 to 1863.[1] He was wounded at the Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg.[2] He became a member of the 6th Veteran Reserve Corps. On June 6, 1864, he was promoted to captain of the military police in Washington, D.C., by President Abraham Lincoln.[2][3] In the late 1860s, he was treasurer of Chester County in 1868.[2][4]

Potts worked in iron manufacturing and as a farmer.[1]

Potts was a Republican. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1881 to 1884.[1][5] In 1883, he ran for Pennsylvania Auditor General, but lost to Jerome B. Niles.[2]

Potts was door keeper and bookkeeper of the Philadelphia Mint.[1]

Personal life

Potts married Ada Grace. His wife died in 1919.[2][6] He lived at Warwick Furnace Farms in Chester County.[2]

Potts died on March 25, 1923, at his home at 142 North 21st Street in Philadelphia. He was interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia.[1][2][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "John Templin Potts". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "John Templin Potts". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 27, 1923. p. 27. Retrieved December 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. "Promoted". The Evening Star. June 14, 1864. p. 2. Retrieved December 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. Wiley, Samuel T. (1893). Garner, Winfield Scott (ed.). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County. Gresham Publishing Company. p. 108. Retrieved December 23, 2023 via Archive.org.Open access icon
  5. Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. Retrieved December 23, 2023 via Archive.org.Open access icon
  6. "Potts". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 15, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved December 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. "Potts". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 26, 1923. p. 23. Retrieved December 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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