Background
Potter was born on 9 June 1828 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.
Potter was born on 9 June 1828 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.
In 1847 he became a Roman Catholic and became a priest. He was Professor of Pulpit Eloquence and English Literature at All Hallows College, Dublin. He published several books on preaching, some stories and various hymns and translations such as a translation of the Vesper hymns.
He died on 31 August 1873 in Dublin, Ireland.
"Brightly gleams our banner".