B. S. Potter

Barnabas S Potter
3rd Mayor of West Bend
In office
1887–1887
Preceded byHenry Lemke
Succeeded byPatrick O'Meara
Assemblyman Of Wisconsin State Senate Washington
In office
January 14, 1903 – July 16th, 1907
Preceded byP. G. Duerrwaechter
Succeeded byHenry V. Schwalbach
Personal details
Born
Barnabas Potter

(1836-02-03)February 3, 1836
Elba, New York, U.S.
Died(1908-09-23)September 23, 1908
West Bend, Wisconsin

Barnabas S. Potter (February 3, 1836 – September 23, 1908) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and Mayor of West Bend, Wisconsin

Biography

Potter 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

Potter was elected to the Assembly in 1902. He was a Democrat.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Potter, B. S." USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Assemblyman Potter Dead". Eau Claire Leader. September 25, 1908. p. 17. Retrieved September 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ https://cms9files.revize.com/westbendwi/Mayor/mayors_past__present_1.pdf
  5. ^ "One Man Heads the Minority". Janesville Daily Gazette. March 8, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved September 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon