Allen Potter (October 2, 1818 - May 8, 1885) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...

Potter was born in Galloway (now Galway, New York) and attended the common schools. He moved to Adrian, Michigan in 1830 and to Jonesville, Michigan in 1838 where he learned the trade of tinsmith. He moved to Kalamazoo in 1845 and engaged in the retail hardware business until 1858, when he engaged in banking and in the manufacture of gas. Galway is a small town located in Saratoga County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,589. ... Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Jonesville is a village in Fayette Township, Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... A whitesmith is a person who works with galvanized or tinned iron, or white iron. ... Nickname: The Mall City Location of Kalamazoo within Kalamazoo County, Michigan Coordinates: Counties Kalamazoo County  - Mayor Hannah McKinney Area    - City 65. ...

Potter was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1857. He also served as president of the village council in 1859, 1863, 1870, and again in 1872. He was elected a member of the board of education in 1867, 1869, and 1871, serving as president in 1869. He was also a member of the board of water commissioners in 1872 and an unsuccessful Liberal Republican candidate for election to the 43rd United States Congress that same year. The Michigan State House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. ... The Liberal Republican Party of the United States was a political party formed in 1872 to oppose the administration of then-President Ulysses S. Grant. ... {{move}} // Dates of Sessions December 1, 1873 to March 3, 1875. ...

Potter was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 4th congressional district to the 44th Congress, serving from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876 and resumed banking activities as well as being financially interested in railroads and Colorado mining enterprises. The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Michigans 4th congressional district is currently represented by Dave Camp. ... // Forty-fourth United States Congress Dates of Sessions December 6, 1875 to March 3, 1877. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ...

Allen Potter served as member of the sewer commission from 1880 to 1883 and was elected as the first mayor of Kalamazoo in 1884. He also served as treasurer of the State asylum for the insane. He died in Kalamazoo and is interred there in the City Cemetery.

References

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard