Background
Potter, James was born in 1729 in County Tyrone, Ireland. Son of John Potter.
Potter, James was born in 1729 in County Tyrone, Ireland. Son of John Potter.
Major general Pennsylvania Militia, 1782.
Member Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, 1776. Member Supreme Executive Council Pennsylvania (Constitutionalist), 1780-1781, vice president, 1781. Member Council of Censors, 1784.
Married Elizabeth Cathcart. Married second, Mary (Patterson) Chambers.