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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Potter_(PennsylvaniaJames Potter (Pennsylvania politician) - Wikipedia

    James Potter (1729–1789) was a soldier, farmer, and politician from Colonial-and Revolutionary-era Pennsylvania. He rose to the rank of brigadier general of Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War , and served as Vice-President of Pennsylvania, 1781–1782.

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    James Potter (1729–1789) was a soldier, farmer, and politician from Colonial- and Revolutionary-era Pennsylvania. He rose to the rank of brigadier general of Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War, and served as Vice-President of Pennsylvania, 1781–1782.

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  4. www.geni.com › people › Brig-Gen-James-PotterBrig. Gen. James Potter, Continental Army (1729 - 1789 ...

    James Potter (1729–1789) was a soldier, farmer and politician from Colonial- and Revolutionary-era Pennsylvania. He rose to the rank of brigadier general of Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War, and served as Vice-President of Pennsylvania, 1781-1782. Family and early life. James Potter was of Scots descent, (born in County ...

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  5. centrehistory.org › article › james-potterJames Potter - Centre County Encyclopedia of History & Culture

    Dec 5, 2021 · First Published: December 5, 2021. Last Modified: January 5, 2022. General James Potter was a Pennsylvania military and political leader and frontier land developer, who is best known in Centre County for the exploratory trek that led him to the crest of Mount Nittany, overlooking Penns Valley, and his declaration that he had discovered an empire.

  6. archives.upenn.edu › biography › james-potterJames Potter - University Archives and Records Center

    Penn Connection. Trustee 1781-1782. James Potter was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and emigrated as a boy with his family to New Castle, Delaware, in 1741. The family settled in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where his father became the first sheriff. In that frontier setting young Potter did not receive a formal education.

  7. www.revwartalk.com › james-potterAmerican Revolution James Potter - RevWarTalk

    James Potter (1729–1789) was a soldier, farmer and politician from Colonial- and Revolutionary-era Pennsylvania. He rose to the rank of brigadier general of Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War, and served as Vice-President of Pennsylvania, 1781-1782. ==Family and early life==. James Potter was of Scots descent, (born in County ...

  8. military-history.fandom.com › wiki › James_PotterJames Potter | Military Wiki | Fandom

    James Potter (1729–1789) was a soldier, farmer and politician from Colonial- and Revolutionary-era Pennsylvania. He rose to the rank of brigadier general of Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War, and served as Vice-President of Pennsylvania, 1781-1782. James Potter was of Scots descent, (born in County Tyrone, Ireland). He came to Colonial America with his father, John Potter, in ...