Background
Potts, David M. was born on March 12, 1906 in New York City. Son of Irwin and Emma (Logan) Potts.
Potts, David M. was born on March 12, 1906 in New York City. Son of Irwin and Emma (Logan) Potts.
Student, New York City College, 1927-1928, Bachelor of Laws, Brooklyn Law School, Saint Lawrence University, 1932, Master of Laws, 1933.
With Guaranty Trust County, New York City, 1935. Admitted to New York bar, 1933. Associate with Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Gardiner, Reed, lawyers (now Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Sunderland and Kiendl), 1935-1946.
Member 80th Congress (1947-1949), 26th District, New York Counsel, New York State Senate Committee on Affairs of New York City during 1945 session of state legislature. Member of New York State Bar Association, Association of the Bar of New York City, Bronx Bar Association, Delta Theta Phi.
Married Elizabeth C. Crighton, June 27, 1936. Children: Audrey Crighton, David Logan.