Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-21

esssss Fsr est1ss.
The Potter family appear % have been
early immigrants 70 this country. John and
William. esch With wife and two children
we're Of the company Of Rev. John Daven-
pors. vho hail the foundations Of New Hs-
ven in 1858. and their descendants have
vorrhsly illustrated the public principles
and private virtues Of an honorable ances-
try
George Fox Potter, well known and
highly respected citizen Of Augusta, whose
death on Tuesday, jan 18th. has
already been noticed in our col
ans. was born in Augusta on the
18th Of February. 1873. He was the son Of
John and Caroline Fox Potter and Of the
axth generation Of the descendants of VIII
liam Potter above mentioned. His grand
father, Isaiah, graduated at Yale College in
1851 In company with joan Trumbull and
Gov. Treadwcll of Connecticut. Isai h
was settled in the ministry in Lebanon, \.
H. and soon after married daughter of
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=. graduated at Dartmouth College in 1906,
IN" 'e"i 'aN III 1he o'ace Vi "'' oAief
'foe'e'' Da'fsH roe'er Oh fo''iAi'"' WI"
s'Ai'ia'e'' from she same eoiiese ish years
F"s.s'' anu IS ior aua''f "i eehs"iS
Ja'ss Vi p'opa'e iof ZIMMERMAN COUNTY.
'oh'' was admi''eh TO the OAR IN ioio ana
me SANG Seas eh'erea upon me pfae'ice Oh
''' pf"iess'oh h augusta ne was io'
many years aenuheh win taf
pa'''e "ie Oh 'ne envy ne was
'"i SIX YEARS eha's'hah oi "e ooai"
oi sFtecs'neh anu Represented ms town IN
'''e i@si'ia'arf' WIN H. H. 'oSe ~ 100
anu ''of'ns eaSh'hs IN io'"' ne was a
ma" o' u"iae'ionea P'o"i's' An' MI WV
pu"'ie trusts eonhhea 10 MN were o.
e"a' CRU wiz" e"h'eiei''ioas h'e'i'y' nv
ha'fiea 'he naugheef Oh 'ohh FOX OF rort-
ia'h'' VINO WAS oeseehoah' Oh "eorse
I''s'ee' Tue hrss settler oi ioi'iaiii' anu Vi
'ohh Va VINO "'o'e 'he booS Oh haf'yrs'
ihey naa nine chitareh' hse sons anu Tour
naush'efs. "eofge FOX the SUBJECT OF '''is
n"aee' was the youngest son. MS Droeher'
barrett H"~ards, MS oides' uro'her' 'ohii
= ~" MS Tour SISTERS survive hifn' Jon"
" wen fehemoe'e'' as the congressman
from Wisconsin VINO won celebrity IN ioIo
" accepting a ehaiiehge Tor a ohei iroh'
'osei a. 'ryo' ana seiec'ins "o"se KNIVES
as weapons
Before at'aining MS majority "eorse
ehsagea III business IN augusta
honorable dealing, practical sagacity and
assiduous auention TO business aehieved
more than ordinary success IN ibis pursuit
after the great nre IN Augusta IN 1850, he
retired from mercantile business and formed
partnership win MS pfother' barrett H.
a. bankers ana brokers' whieh continued 10
the time OF his decease.
MT. Potter was watchfui anu inteihgent
observer OF the conduct OF pubic
analrs, anu always eVinced
genuine interest IN the welfare and pros
Perity Of his native city. HIS political con-
victions were Gear anu pronounced. FROM
the time OF Its formation he was Identified
with the Republi ;an party, jealousy adher-
ing to its principles and loyalty supporting
its candidates. But he was not ambitious
of public position or political preferment'
and although he ever enjoyed to the fullest
extent the confidence oil ms FELLOW ctizens
he never sought Official place. lie found the
greatest contentment in the pursuit of his
private affairs and the greatest happiness
in his own home in the society of his fam
lily and his friends.
lie was one of the corporators of the
kennebec Savings Bank, and as a member
Of its board of trustees from 1877 to the
time OF his death, his modest and unoh-
trusive counsel was always judieious and
helpful.
In all the relations of life he has been