Clarkson Nott Potter
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Clarkson Nott Potter (1825 - 1882), was an American civil engineer, then (1848-1868) a practising lawyer in New York City, and in 1869-1875 and in 1877-1881 a Democratic member of the National House of Representatives. He was President of the American Bar Association from 1881 to 1882.
Potter was the son of Bishop Alonzo Potter of Pennsylvania. He had at least five brothers:
- Robert Brown Potter (1829–1887) was a United States General in the American Civil War.
- Henry Codman Potter (1835-1908) succeeded Horatio Potter as Bishop of New York in 1887.
- Edward Tuckerman Potter an architect who designed the Nott Memorial at Union College.
- William Appleton Potter (1842–1909) was an American architect who designed numerous buildings, including the Church of the Presidents (New Jersey) in Elberon, New Jersey.
- Eliphalet Nott Potter
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