Benjamin F. Potts
Former Governor of the Montana Territory
Benjamin Franklin Potts was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, as well as a reconstruction era governor of the Montana Territory from 1870 to... Wikipedia
Born: January 29, 1836, Fox Township, OH
Died: June 17, 1887 (age 51 years), Helena, MT
Party: Democratic Party
Previous offices: Governor of the Montana Territory (1870–1883) and Ohio State Senator (1868–1870)