George Potts

George Potts
George Potts
Member of Parliament ; for Barnstaple
	In office; 30 April 1859 – 20 September 1863 Serving with John Ferguson Davie
Preceded by	John Laurie; William Fraser
Succeeded by	John Ferguson Davie; Thomas Lloyd
Personal details
Born	1807
Died	20 September 1863 (aged 56)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Other political; affiliations	Conservative (Peelite)
Spouse(s)	Three, including Ellen Reed (m. 1847)
Children	Two
Parents	William Potts; Mary Bayly

George Potts (1807 – 20 September 1863)[1] was a British Liberal and Conservative politician.

Potts was the son of William Potts and Mary (née Bayly), daughter of William Bayly. He married three times, including to his cousin Ellen ńee Reed, daughter of James Reed, in 1847.[2] He had at least two sons including Dr Walter Jeffery Potts (1837–1898), who married Julia Beevor and had at least one son, Charles Herbert Beevor-Potts (1864–1953), a leading magistrate in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada.[3]

Potts first stood for election at Barnstaple at the 1857 general election as a Peelite Conservative—or Liberal Conservative—but was unsuccessful. He again stood for the seat at the next general election in 1859, joining the Liberal Party after its formation, and held the seat until his death in 1863.[4][5][3]

References

J. F. Bosher - Google Books.
Reilly, Catherine W (2000). Mid-Victorian Poetry: 1860-1879 (Snippet view). London: Mansell. p. 372. ISBN 0720123186. OCLC 878911275. Retrieved 2018-04-07 – via Internet Archive. george potts.
Bosher, J.F. (2010). Imperial Vancouver Island: Who Was Who, 1850-1950. p. 134. ISBN 9781450059640.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George, eds. (2009). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1860-1864. Toronton: University of Toronto Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780802099495.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr George Potts

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Laurie William Fraser	Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1859–1863 With: John Ferguson Davie	Succeeded by John Ferguson Davie Thomas Lloyd

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[1] J. F. Bosher - Google Books.

[2] Reilly, Catherine W (2000). Mid-Victorian Poetry: 1860-1879 (Snippet view). London: Mansell. p. 372. ISBN 0720123186. OCLC 878911275. Retrieved 2018-04-07 – via Internet Archive. george potts.

[bosher-3] Bosher, J.F. (2010). Imperial Vancouver Island: Who Was Who, 1850-1950. p. 134. ISBN 9781450059640.

[craig1832-4] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

[5] Gunn, John Alexander Wilson; Wiebe, Melvin George, eds. (2009). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1860-1864. Toronton: University of Toronto Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780802099495.