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Henry Potter may refer to: * Henry Potter (judge) (1766–1857), longest-serving United States district court judge * Henry C. Potter (1835–1908), bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States * H. C. Potter (1904–1977), American producer/director * Henry Potter (golfer) (1881–1955), American golfer * Henry F. Potter, aka "Mr. Potter Henry F. Potter (commonly referred to as Mr. Potter or just Potter) is a fictional character, a villainous robber baron and the main antagonist in the 1946 Frank Capra film ''It's a Wonderful Life.'' He was portrayed by the veteran actor Lione ...", a fictional character in ''It's a Wonderful Life'' * Henry Steven Potter, Acting Governor of Kenya in 1952, during the early stages of the Mau Mau Uprising See also * Harry Potter (other) {{human name disambiguation, Potter, Henry ...
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Henry Potter (judge)
Henry Potter (January 5, 1766 – December 20, 1857) was the longest-serving United States federal judge to sit on a single court and the longest-serving judge in active service. Potter served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina. Education and career Born on January 5, 1766, in Mecklenburg County, Colony of Virginia, British America, Potter read law circa 1790. He engaged in private practice in Raleigh, North Carolina from circa 1792 to 1802. Federal judicial service Potter received a recess appointment from President Thomas Jefferson on May 9, 1801, to the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 2 Stat. 89. He was nominated to the same position by President Jefferson on January 6, 1802. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January ...
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Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany ** Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name an ...
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Henry Potter (golfer)
Henry or Harry Potter (October 4, 1881 – January 24, 1955) was an American golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...er who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the silver medal. Potter was the best player for his team together with his teammate Francis Newton he placed sixth in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 15th in the qualification and was eliminated in the first round of the match play. References External links * * * American male golfers Amateur golfers Olympic silver medalists for the United States in golf Golfers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics 1881 births 1955 deaths {{US-golf-bio-stub ...
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Henry Steven Potter
Sir Henry Steven Potter KCMG (7 March 1904 – 14 November 1976) was a British administrator who served as British Resident in Zanzibar between 1954 and 1959. Biography Potter was educated at Shrewsbury School and Queens' College, Cambridge.''Who was who'', Volume 7, A. & C. Black, 1971, p. 635 On completion of his studies he joined the Colonial Service and served as a district officer in Kenya between 1926-44. In 1944 he became Deputy Financial Secretary for Kenya, and the following year Financial Secretary for Uganda. He became Chief Secretary of Uganda in 1948 and later Kenya in 1952. In 1954 he was appointed British Resident for Zanzibar and remained in the post until his retirement in 1959. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King Geo ...
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