Emory Bemsley Pottle (July 4, 1815 – April 18, 1891) was an American attorney from Naples, New York.

[8] Pottle also warned that of the South attempted to secede, the Northern states would be compelled to enforce the constitution, even if civil war resulted.

[8] After leaving Congress, Pottle resumed practicing law in Naples and was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to serve on a commission which prepared a bill for a tariff on wool.

[10] In 1880, Pottle supported James A. Garfield for president and was a featured speaker at an October Republican mass meeting in Cohocton.

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