He was counsel to the New York Senate Committee on Affairs of the City of New York during the 1945 session,
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He was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress, holding office from January 3, 1947, to January 3, 1949. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress.
david, potts, politician, other, people, named, david, potts, david, potts, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, . For other people named David Potts see David Potts disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources David M Potts politician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message David Matthew Potts March 12 1906 September 11 1976 was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1947 to 1949 David M PottsMember of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 26th districtIn office January 3 1947 January 3 1949Preceded byPeter A QuinnSucceeded byChristopher McGrathPersonal detailsBorn 1906 03 12 March 12 1906New York CityDiedSeptember 11 1976 1976 09 11 aged 70 BronxvilleResting placeFerncliff Mausoleum HartsdalePolitical partyRepublicanEducationCollege of the City of New YorkSt Lawrence University Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Career 1 1 1 Congress 1 2 Later career and death 2 ReferencesBiography EditBorn in New York City he attended the public schools and the College of the City of New York from 1927 to 1929 He graduated from Brooklyn Law School of St Lawrence University in 1932 was admitted to the New York bar in 1933 and commenced practice in New York City Career Edit He was counsel to the New York Senate Committee on Affairs of the City of New York during the 1945 session Congress Edit He was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress holding office from January 3 1947 to January 3 1949 He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty first Congress Later career and death Edit He resumed the practice of law Potts was appointed surrogate of Bronx County by Governor Dewey and held that office from November 1951 to January 1953 He was a special referee of the Appellate Division First Department Supreme Court of State of New York during the June 1953 term and was a senior partner of Kadel Wilson amp Potts until his death in 1976 in Bronxville Interment was in Ferncliff Mausoleum Hartsdale References EditUnited States Congress David M Potts id P000471 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp Biography portalU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byPeter A Quinn Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 26th congressional district1947 1949 Succeeded byChristopher C McGrath nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David M Potts politician amp oldid 1166726909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
