Robert Potter (politician, born 1800)
Robert Potter | |
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| Member of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives from the Red River district | |
| In office 1837–1841 | |
| 1st Secretary of the Navy of Texas (interim) | |
| In office March 17, 1836 – October 22, 1836 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Rhoads Fisher |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – November 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Turner |
| Succeeded by | Micajah T. Hawkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1800 |
| Died | March 2, 1842 (aged 41) |
| Cause of death | Gunshots |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Jacksonian |
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Robert Potter (June 1800 – March 2, 1842) was an American and Texian politician. Potter began his political career in North Carolina and represented the 6th district in the House of Representatives, but later settled in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas where he became a Texas independence activist who was one of the signatories of the Texas Declaration of Independence. During the Texas Revolution, Potter served as the Secretary of the Navy as a member of interim president David G. Burnet's cabinet. After the war, Potter served as a member of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives.