Richard Potts
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| United States Senator from Maryland | |
| In office January 10, 1793 – October 24, 1796 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Carroll |
| Succeeded by | John E. Howard |
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| Born | July 19, 1753 Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| Died | November 26, 1808 (aged 55) Frederick, Maryland |
| Political party | Pro-Administration |
Richard Potts (July 19, 1753 – November 26, 1808) was an American politician and jurist.
Early life and career
Potts was born in
Law career
Potts served as clerk of the Frederick County court from 1777 to 1778, and as prosecuting attorney for Frederick, Montgomery, and Washington Counties in 1784. He was appointed by President George Washington as United States attorney for Maryland, and served from 1789 to 1791.
He was a delegate to the Maryland State Convention of 1788, to vote whether Maryland should ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States.[1] Potts also served as a member of the Continental Congress in 1781, and as member of the Maryland convention which ratified the Constitution of the United States in 1788.
From 1791 to 1793 and again from 1796 to 1801, Potts served as chief judge of the fifth judicial circuit of the State. He was later appointed associate justice of the
Political career
Potts' political career included two terms in the
References
- ^ Secretary of State of Maryland (1915). Maryland Manual 1914–1915: A Compendium of Legal, Historical and Statistical Information relating to the State of Maryland. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: The Advertiser-Republican.
- United States Congress. "Richard Potts (id: P000473)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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