Emory Bemsley Pottle (July 4, 1815 – April 18, 1891) was a

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from New York. Born in

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, Pottle pursued classical studies at

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(New York) Academy. He studied law with the firm of Sibley & Worden in

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, was

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in New York City in 1838 and commenced practice in

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. He then returned to Naples and continued the practice of law. He served as a member of the

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in 1847. Pottle had interests in several businesses, including serving as president of the Geneva, Hornellsville, and Pine Creek Railroad, and the Geneva and Southwestern Railroad. Pottle also raised sheep and maintained vineyards, and he served as president of the New York State Grape Growers Association. Pottle was elected as a

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to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861). He again resumed the practice of his profession. He was appointed by President

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to serve on the commission which prepared a bill providing for a tariff on wool. He died in Naples on April 18, 1891. He was interred in Rose Ridge Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pottle, Emory Bemsley 1815 births 1891 deaths People from Naples, New York Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians