Thomas Potts (Pennsylvania politician)

Thomas Potts
Thomas Potts
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; from the Philadelphia County district
	In office; 1784 – March 22, 1785 Serving with David Thomas, Evan Evans, John Hannum III, Joseph Park, Richard Willing, Thomas Bull, Edward Jones, Anthony Wayne, Robert Ralston, James Moore, Persifor Frazer, Joseph Strawbridge, Charles Humphreys
Preceded by	Persifor Frazer, James Boyd, Evan Evans, Thomas Strawbridge, Benjamin Brannan, David Thomas, John Lindsay, Thomas Maffat
Succeeded by	Anthony Wayne, Robert Ralston, James Moore, Thomas Bull, John Hannum, Robert Smith, Samuel Evans, Jonathan Morris
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; from the Philadelphia County district
	In office; 1775–1775
Personal details
Died	March 22, 1785 (aged 50)
Spouse	Anna Nutt (m. 1757)
Occupation	Politician; businessman;

Thomas Potts (died March 22, 1785) was an American politician and iron businessman from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Philadelphia County in 1775 and representing Chester County from 1784 to his death.

Biography

Thomas Potts was one of the first working in the iron business in Pennsylvania. He was one of the original members of the American Philosophical Society.^[1]

Potts entertained George Washington at his home in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.^[1] He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Philadelphia County in 1775. In 1776, he raised a battalion and was commissioned as colonel by the U.S. Congress. On July 9, 1776, he was a member of the convention assembled at the state house.^[1] He served as a member of the House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1784 to the time of his death.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 1757, Potts married Anna Nutt, daughter of Samuel Nutt Jr. They had a daughter Ruth. His grandson Addison May was a lawyer in Chester County.^[1] Potts died on March 22, 1785, aged 50.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wiley, Samuel T. (1893). Garner, Winfield Scott (ed.). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County. Gresham Publishing Company. pp. 533–535. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Archive.org.
^ ^a ^b "On Tuesday, the 22nd instant..." The Pennsylvania Gazette. March 30, 1785. p. 3. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 437. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Archive.org.

[portrait-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wiley, Samuel T. (1893). Garner, Winfield Scott (ed.). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County. Gresham Publishing Company. pp. 533–535. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Archive.org.

[obit-2] "On Tuesday, the 22nd instant..." The Pennsylvania Gazette. March 30, 1785. p. 3. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 437. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Archive.org.

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