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Benjamin F. Potts

Held 2 offices on file, 1870-1883.

About Benjamin F. Potts

Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).

Benjamin F. Potts (1836-1887) was born in Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio, and is on record as a member of the State Senate of Ohio.

Benjamin F. Potts's occupation on record: lawyer. Benjamin F. Potts served in the Union Army, in the American Civil War. Benjamin F. Potts died in Helena, Montana in 1887, aged 51, and is buried at Forestvale Cemetery, Montana.

Offices held

Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.

YearsOfficePartyNotesSource
1870 to 1883 Governor of Montana Territory Followed Wiley Scribner. Followed by John Schuyler Crosby. wikidata.org
dates not on file Member of the State Senate of Ohio wikidata.org

Parties on record

  • Democratic
  • Republican

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