Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	Counties in District
H	34	Nov 4, 1861 - Oct 18, 1863	9th ⁽¹⁾	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
S	17	Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861	8th ⁽²⁾	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
S	17	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
S	17	Nov 8, 1853 - Nov 2, 1857	5th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ 6th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
S	18	Jan 12, 1853 - Nov 7, 1853	4th ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾ ⁽¹³⁾	Galveston / Galveston	Brazoria, Galveston
H	Galveston	Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849	2nd ⁽¹⁴⁾	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston

(1) Potter died 10/18/1863. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 8th Legislature, Regular Session - Not present at the organization of the Senate. First mentioned in appointments to Senate committees, 11/9/1859, p. 10. Senate Journal.
(3) Listed in "New Senators elected: Democrats." Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 7th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment called by Districts, oath of office administered, 11/2/1857, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) 7th Legislature - Listed in "large cadre of returning senators," p. 276. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
(6) 6th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators (holdover Senator), 11/5/1855, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(7) 6th Legislature - Listed in the "19 members of the Senate [who] retained their seats from the 5th Legislature," p. 258. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
(8) Democrat - Listed as delegate to Democratic State Convention in Austin, 1/9/1854. Tri-Weekly State Times (Austin, Texas), 1/17/1854, p. 1, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(9) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(10) 5th Legislature - Senators elect M.M. Potter, Isaac L. Hill, William T. Scott, and James H. Durst "came forward, presented their credentials, were qualified and took their seats," 11/8/1853, p. 6. Senate Journal.
(11) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(12) Mark Potter, sworn 1/12/1853, succeeded Franklin H. Merriman, resigned 8/31/1852. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(13) 4th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Oath of office, 1/12/1853, p. 5. Senate Journal.
(14) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Milton M. Potter, age 34, native state Connecticut, emigrated in 1840 from New York, lawyer, postoffice Galveston, Galveston County. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

POTTER, MARK MILTON (1819-1863). Death date 10/10/1863. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Mark Milton Potter, birth date 5/2/1819 in Connecticut, death date 10/18/1863, burial in Old City Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County. BillionGraves.
Obituary, Hon. M.M. Potter, 10/28/1863, p. 1. "We noticed in our edition of yesterday morning the death of Hon. M.M. Potter, of Galveston. . .," Potter died "Sunday morning the 18th instant" (10/18/1863). Galveston Weekly News.
Mentioned in Ralph A. Wooster, "Membership in the Early Texas Legislatures, 1850-1860," October 1965, pp. 163-173. Southwestern Historical Quarterly.
Biographical note, p. 244 - attorney, born in Connecticut. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Photographs

Photograph. Mark Milton Potter, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

Committee Information top

9th R.S. - 1861 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Finance Judiciary (Chair)
8th R.S. - 1859 Apportionment Claims and Accounts Convention to Frame a New State Constitution Federal Relations Finance Internal Improvements Judiciary (Chair) Public Debt Public Lands State Affairs
7th R.S. - 1857 Judiciary (Chair) Message of the Governor on Kansas Affairs Public Lands State Affairs
6th R.S. - 1855 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments, Select Judicial Districts, Select Judiciary (Chair) Protection of Western Frontier, Select
5th R.S. - 1853 Claims and Accounts Judicial Districts Judiciary (Chair) Land Office Public Debt Rules
4th R.S. - 1851 Judiciary Public Debt State Affairs
2nd R.S. - 1847 Judiciary Penitentiary (Chair) Public Buildings

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