Emery Davis Potter (October 7, 1804 – February 12, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio in the mid-19th century.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Potter attended the district school and the academy in Herkimer County, New York.

He studied law in Cooperstown, New York with John Adams Dix, later a senator and governor.

He moved to Toledo, Ohio, in 1834 and continued the practice of law, opening the first office in that city.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress