Hugh Potter

Hugh Potter (1596 – 12 February 1662) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1662.

Potter was the son of Tobias Potter of Iddesleigh, Devon and his wife Susan Osborne, daughter of Hugh Osborne of Iddesleigh. He was baptised on 1 August 1596. He entered Lincoln's Inn in on 10 June 1615 and was called to the bar in 1622.[1] He became secretary to Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland and was responsible for the Earl's estates.

In April 1640, Potter was elected Member of Parliament for Berwick upon Tweed in the Short Parliament. He was elected MP Plympton Erle for the Long Parliament in November 1640.[2] He sat until 1648 when he was excluded under Pride's Purge.

In 1661, Potter was elected MP for Cockermouth in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until his death in 1662.[3]

Potter died at the age of 65

References

  1. ^ Records of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
  2. ^ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp229-239
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629		 Member of Parliament for Berwick upon Tweed
1640
With: Sir Thomas Widdrington		 Succeeded by
Sir John Fenwick
Henry Percy
Preceded by
Sir Richard Strode
Sir Nicholas Slanning
Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet		 Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle
1640-1648
With: Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Baronet 1640-1644
Christopher Martyn 1646-1648		 Succeeded by
Christopher Martyn