1874. In 1876, Potter again elected to the House, and represented New York's 12th District in the 45th Congress, serving from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. During this term Potter was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Pacific Railroads. He did not run for reelection in 1878. Potter was President of the New York State Democratic Conventions in 1875 and 1877, and he was a Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1872 and 1876. He ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1879. From 1863 to 1882, Potter was a trustee of Union College. He was President of the American Bar Association from 1881 until the time of his death in January 1882. Personal life In 1851, Potter was married to Virginia Mitchell (1827–1890) of Philadelphia, the daughter of Matthew and Louisa (née Kidd) Mitchell. The Potters owned a country house, known as "Nutwood", two miles from Trinity Church in New Rochelle, overlooking the Long Island Sound. Together, they were the parents of: Maria Louisa Potter (1855–1882), who married Joseph Leslie Cotton of Boston in 1881. After her death, her widower remarried to the artist Mariette Leslie Cotton. Virginia Potter (1857–1937), who did not marry, founded several independent hotels for women in New York. Howard Nott Potter (1859–1937), an architect known for his design of churches. He married his first cousin, Helen Potter, the daughter of fellow architect Edward Tuckerman Potter. Eleanor Potter (b. ). Clarkson Alonzo Potter (–). Potter died in New York City on January 23, 1882. After a funeral at Grace Church in New Rochelle, he was buried at Vale Cemetery in Schenectady. His estate, estimated in excess of $1,000,000, was divided among his wife and children. See also List of former members of the U.S. House of Representatives References External links Clarkson Nott Potter entry at The Political Graveyard 1825 births 1882 deaths American civil engineers New York (state) lawyers Presidents of the American Bar Association Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni Union College (New York) alumni Politicians from New Rochelle, New York Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Burials in New York (state) 19th-century American politicians Lawyers from New Rochelle, New York Engineers from New York (state) 19th-century American lawyers