Elisha Reynolds Potter was a politician, jurist and historian from Kingston, Rhode Island. He was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and served one term in the United States House of Representatives. Wikipedia
Born: June 20, 1811, Kingston, South Kingstown, RI
Died: April 10, 1882 (age 70 years), Kingston, South Kingstown, RI
Previous offices: Rhode Island State Senator (1861–1863), Rhode Island State Senator (1847–1852), and Representative (1843–1845)
Education: Harvard University
Parents: Elisha Reynolds Potter
Books
The Early History of Narragansett: With an Appendix of Original Documents, Many of which are Now for the First Time Published
1835
Memoir concerning the French settlements and French settlers in the colony of Rhode Island
1879
An Address Delivered Before the Rhode Island Historical Society ... February Nineteenth, 1851; Volume 1
Report on the Condition and Improvement of the Public Schools of Rhode-Island, January, 1852
1852
An Address Delivered Before the Rhode-Island Historical Society, on the Evening of February Nineteenth, 1851
1851
Report Upon Public Schools and Education in Rhode Island: October, A.D. 1854
1855