Elisha Reynolds Potter^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1764 - 1835  (70 years)

• Name	Elisha Reynolds Potter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Elisha Reynolds House	1738	Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
  	The Elisha Reynolds House (1738), home of the Tavern Hall Preservation Society, Kingston, RI.
  Birth	5 Nov 1764	Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 4, 6, 8]
  	Potter was born in Little Rest (now known as Kingston) in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations on November 5, 1764
  Gender	Male
  Web Link	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavern_Hall_Preservation_Society
  Web Link	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Reynolds_Potter
  Web Link	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15552148/elisha_reynolds_potter
  Web Link	https://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss629-2.htm
  Web Link	https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000463
  Death	26 Sep 1835	South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Burial	26 Sep 1835	South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA   [6, 8]
  	Colonel Thomas Potter Cemetery Find a Grave Memorial ID: 15552148
  Person ID	I342567167863	Tripp Family Genealogical Website

  
  

  Father	Thomas Potter,   b. 2 Jul 1738, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. Jun 1793, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Reynolds,   b. 11 Sep 1737, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 10 Mar 1806, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F12595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Gardiner,   b. 24 Sep 1754, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 7 Mar 1809, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1790	South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F11634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Mawney,   b. 25 Apr 1779, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA d. 26 Jul 1835, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	13 Jul 1810	West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Elisha Reynolds Potter, Jr,   b. 20 Jun 1811, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 10 Apr 1882, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 70 years)   2. Thomas Mawney Potter,   b. 12 Aug 1814, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 13 Apr 1890, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 75 years)   3. William Henry Potter,   b. 1816   d. 1908 (Age 92 years)   4. James Brown Mason Potter,   b. 1 Oct 1818, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 13 Nov 1900, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 82 years)   5. Mary Elizabeth Potter,   b. 11 Aug 1820, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 19 May 1901, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F6798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  US Congressman. A veteran of the Revolutionary War, he worked at blacksmithing and agriculture before taking up the law profession. He was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1793 to 1796, 1798 to 1808, 1816 to 1817 and from 1819 until his death, serving many times as speaker of that body. From 1796 to 1797 and again from 1809 to 1815 he served as Representative from Rhode Island in the United States Congress. He was the father of Congressman Elisha Reynolds Potter.

  
  

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