Emery D. Potter

Emery D. Potter Sr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byWilliam Doan
Succeeded byWilliam Sawyer
In office
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Preceded byWilliam Sawyer
Succeeded byAlfred Edgerton
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Lucas County district
In office
December 6, 1847 – December 3, 1848
Preceded byJohn McMahan
Succeeded byFreeborn Potter
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
January 5, 1874 – January 6, 1878
Serving with William A. Tressler
P. P. Brown
Preceded byD. W. H. Howard
H. P. Cage
Succeeded byJames B. Steedman
David Joy
7th Mayor of Toledo, Ohio
In office
1846–1849
Preceded byRichard Mott
Succeeded byDaniel O. Morton
Personal details
Born
Emery Davis Potter, Sr.

(1804-10-07)October 7, 1804
Providence, Rhode Island
DiedFebruary 12, 1896(1896-02-12) (aged 91)
Toledo, Ohio
Resting placeForest Cemetery, Toledo
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Mary A. Card
Anna B. Milliken
Childrentwo
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Emery Davis Potter (October 7, 1804 – February 12, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio in the mid-19th century.