Potter, William A. "W.A."
House 1901-02 (District 14)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Cottonwood
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1839
Birth Place:
Ohio
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1919
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.A.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Jeffers
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
(Held Numerous Town Offices);
1??? to 1???
Military:
180th Ohio Volunteers (United States Civil War/War of the Rebellion, Private, 1st Lieutenant);
186? to 186?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Minnesota in 1867. He lived in Dodge County, Minnesota for 7 years and in Brown County, Minnesota for 3 years before settling in Cottonwood County, Minnesota.
Elected: 11/6/1900
Residence: Jeffers
Term of Office: 1/8/1901 to 1/5/1903
Counties Represented:
Cottonwood
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Prison Labor
-
State Library
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State Normal Schools
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State Prison and Reformatory
No other information has been entered for this legislator.
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