Barnabas S. Potter (February 3, 1836 – September 23, 1908) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and Mayor of West Bend, Wisconsin
Barnabas S Potter | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Mayor of West Bend | |
| In office 1887–1887 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Lemke |
| Succeeded by | Patrick O'Meara |
| Assemblyman Of Wisconsin State Senate Washington | |
| In office January 14, 1903 – July 16th, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | P. G. Duerrwaechter |
| Succeeded by | Henry V. Schwalbach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barnabas Potter February 3, 1836 Elba, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 23, 1908 West Bend, Wisconsin |
Biography
editPotter was born on February 3, 1836, in Elba, New York,[1][2] the son of Jonathan Potter and Julia Anna Potter.[3] He moved to West Bend, Wisconsin in 1856.[2] He married Hermina S. Bourgeois in 1868.[3] Potter became mayor of West Bend in 1887[4] He died of kidney and liver trouble at his home in West Bend in 1908.[2]
Career
editPotter was elected to the Assembly in 1902. He was a Democrat.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Potter, B. S." USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ a b c "Assemblyman Potter Dead". Eau Claire Leader. September 25, 1908. p. 17. Retrieved September 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKB-FLQ : accessed 3 September 2015), Barnabas S. Potter and Hermina S. Bourgeois, 28 May 1868; citing reference 314-95; FHL microfilm 1,275,592.
- ^ https://cms9files.revize.com/westbendwi/Mayor/mayors_past__present_1.pdf
- ^ "One Man Heads the Minority". Janesville Daily Gazette. March 8, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved September 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
