Alpheus Potts

Alpheus Potts (January 6, 1838 – February 22, 1911) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician from New York.

[3] In 1879, Potts was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Sullivan County.

[4] In 1881, New York Governor Alonzo B. Cornell appointed Potts County Judge of Sullivan County after his predecessor, William L. Thornton, was declared ineligible.

His son Theron, prominent in education circles, was in Puerto Rico at the time and the funeral was delayed until he could return.

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