Templin Morris Potts (November 1, 1855 – March 22, 1927) was a United States Navy Captain and the 11th Naval Governor of Guam.

As governor, he forbade the men under his command to marry native Chamorro women and increased funding to fight disease on Guam.

[4] During the Spanish–American War, he served aboard USS Massachusetts, where he participated in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.

[4] On October 1, 1902, as lieutenant commander, Potts served as Naval attaché to Rome, Italy, Vienna, Austria, and Berlin, Germany, until December 30, 1904.

[6] In 1911, he acted as the official United States representative for the reception of Japanese Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō.

[17] He successfully obtained additional funding from Congress to combat outbreaks of leprosy and yaws on the island.

On May 10, 1902, Potts married Mrs. Marie Alden Brown (nee Charlier) (maiden), in a civil ceremony, in Berlin, Germany.