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John F. Potter



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Title: John F. Potter
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of John Fox Potter. He was born in Augusta, Maine, on May 11, 1817. Potter came to Wisconsin in 1836 and resided in Potter's Lake, East Troy, Walworth County. He was a Republican member of the Wisconsin state assembly in 1856, a state court judge in Wisconsin, and a U.S. Representative from the Wisconsin 1st District from 1857 until 1863. He died in 1899.
Image ID: 27755
Creation
Date: 		1856 
Creator
Name: 		Fuller and Johnson
City, State: Madison, Wisconsin
Collection
Name: 		Johnson and Fuller (Photographers : Madison, Wis.) : Wisconsin souvenir from Johnson and Fuller, 1856
Genre: Photographs
Subjects: Indoor photography
Men
Portrait photography
Political leadership
Beards
Clothing and dress
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Moustache
 

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