Stephen Potter (judge)
Stephen Potter (August 14, 1727 - 1793) was for three periods a Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Stephen Potter, the son of the first settler in Cranston, moved into the county of Kent, Rhode Island, and settled. He was a leading politician in the paper-money party, which arose in Rhode Island soon after the Revolutionary War. He was speaker of the House of Representatives, chief-justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and a judge of the Supreme Court of the State.[1]
Potter's served on the Rhode Island Supreme Court from May 1764 to May 1765,[2] and again from May 1767 to May 1768, and a third time from May 1778 to May 1780;[3] his service as Speaker of the House was from 1778 to 1779.
References
- The Historical Magazine and Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History, and Biography of America (1862), p. 35.
- The Supreme Court of Rhode Island (RI Supreme Court, 2010), p. 23.
- Rhode Island. Dept. of State, Manual – the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (1882), p. 135-36.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Cranston William Hall William Greene |
Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court 1764–1765 1767–1768 1779–1780 |
Succeeded by Henry Harris Nathaniel Searle Peter Phillips |
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