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Potter, Elisha Reynolds (Lawyer jurist state legislator)

lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, author, was born June 20, 1811, in South Kingston, R. I. He was for several years a member of the Rhode Island state legislature; and was adjutant-general of the state in 1835 and 1836. He was a representative in congress from Rhode Island from 1843 to 1845; and was state commissioner of public schools from 1849 to 1854. He was subsequently chosen a judge of the supreme court of the state, and became chief justice. As an author he published Early History of Narragansett; Paper Money in Rhode Island; and valuable contributions on Suffrage and Public Schools. He died April 10, 1882, in South Kingston, R. I.