John Potter (Maine lawyer)

John Potter
John Potter
Member of the Maine House of Representatives; from the Kennebec County district
	In office; January 1, 1835 – January 1, 1837 Serving with 23 others (Multi-member district)
Personal details
Born	April 7, 1787; Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1865 (aged 78); Augusta, Maine, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta
Party	Whig
Spouse	Caroline Fox (m. 1812⁠–⁠1865)
Children	Caroline Fox (Deering); (b. 1813; died 1896); Sarah Elizabeth (Ladd); (b. 1815; died 1903); John Fox Potter; (b. 1817; died 1899); Barrett Edwards Potter; (b. 1819; died 1901); Charles Fox Potter; (b. 1821; died 1867); George Fox Potter; (b. 1823; died 1893); Mary Barrett Potter; (b. 1825; died 1894); Anna Augusta Potter; (b. 1827; died 1919);
Relatives	Barrett Potter (brother)
Education	Dartmouth College
Profession	Lawyer

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John Potter (April 7, 1787 – May 11, 1865) was an American lawyer and Whig politician from Augusta, Maine. He represented Kennebec County for two terms in the Maine House of Representatives (1835, 1836).

His eldest son was John Fox "Bowie Knife" Potter, who represented southeast Wisconsin for three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and became a minor abolitionist celebrity for standing up to a southern politician's duel threat in 1860.

John Potter was also a brother of Barrett Potter, who served as a member of the Executive Council of Massachusetts and the Maine Senate.