Thomas Potter may refer to:
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Thomas Potter (Universalist) (1689–1777), one founder of the Universalist Church in America
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Thomas Bayley Potter
Thomas Bayley Potter DL, JP (29 November 1817 – 6 November 1898) was an English merchant in Manchester and Liberal Party politician.
Early life
Born in Polefield, Lancashire, he was the second son of Sir Thomas Potter and his wife Esther ...
(1817–1898), British MP for Rochdale
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Thomas Rossell Potter
Thomas Rossell Potter (7 January 1799 – 19 April 1873) was a British antiquary. He started a school in Leicestershire, but he is known for his publications about the history and geology of Leicestershire. He was the editor of a number of ...
(1799–1873), geologist and writer about Leicestershire
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Thomas Potter (died 1759)
Thomas Potter (1718–1759) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1747 and 1759.
Potter was born in 1718, the second son of John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury. He matriculated, aged 13, at Christ Church, Oxford in 1 ...
(1718–1759), British MP for Aylesbury, Okehampton and St Germans
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Thomas Potter (1740–1801)
Thomas Potter (1740–1801) was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1776 to 1780.
Potter was the only son of Thomas Potter and his first wife Anne Manningham, daughter of Rev. Thomas Manningham, rector of Slinfold ...
, British MP for Lostwithiel
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Thomas Potter (mayor) (1774–1845), mayor of Manchester, England, father of Thomas Bayley Potter
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Tom Potter
Thomas Jay Potter (born September 12, 1940) is a former American politician and law enforcement officer in the U.S. state of Oregon. He served as Mayor of Portland from 2005 to 2009, and had been the chief of the Portland Police Bureau. As mayor ...
(born 1940), mayor of Portland, Oregon, United States
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Tommy Potter (1918–1988), jazz double bass player
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Thomas Joseph Potter
Thomas Joseph Potter (1828–1873) was a British priest, educator and writer of hymns.
Potter was born on 9 June 1828 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. In 1847 he became a Roman Catholic and became a priest. He was Professor of Pulpit Eloquence ...
(1828–1873), English Catholic convert, educator and hymn writer
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Thomas J. Potter
Thomas J. Potter (August 16, 1840 – March 9, 1888) was vice-president and general manager of the Union Pacific Railroad. Early life
Thomas J. Potter was born on August 16, 1840, in Carroll County, Ohio. He grew up on a farm. In 1853, he moved ...
(1840–1888), vice-president and general manager of the Union Pacific Railroad
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Tom Potter (brewer) Tom Potter is the co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of Brooklyn Brewery.
Early life and career
Potter graduated from Yale University and received an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1983.
Potter served as an assistant vice president at Ch ...
, co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery
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Thomas Potter (cricketer) (1844–1909), English cricketer
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Thomas Potter (industrialist) (1745–1811), Scottish-born Danish industrialist and merchant
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