Robert Potter was an American politician and Texas independence activist. He was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, and later a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and Texas Secretary of the Navy. Wikipedia
Born: 1800, Granville County, NC
Died: March 2, 1842 (age 42 years), Harrison County, TX
Previous office: Secretary of the Texas Navy (1836–1837)
Party: Democratic Party