Richard Potts

American judge (1753-1808)
Person human Q6054920
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Richard Potts

Summary

Richard Potts is a human[1]. His place of birth was Upper Marlboro[2]. He was born on +1753-07-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Frederick[4]. He died on +1808-11-26T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6], lawyer[7], and judge[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Richard Potts was born in Upper Marlboro[2].
  • Richard Potts passed away in Frederick[4].
  • Richard Potts was born on +1753-07-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Potts died on +1808-11-26T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Richard Potts died on +1808-11-02T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Richard Potts is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery[11].
  • Richard Potts held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Richard Potts's professions included politician[6].
  • Richard Potts worked as a lawyer[7].
  • Richard Potts's professions included judge[8].
  • Richard Potts held the position of member of the Maryland House of Delegates[13].
  • Richard Potts held the position of United States senator[14].
  • Richard Potts held the position of United States senator[15].
  • Richard Potts held the position of United States senator[16].
  • Richard Potts's image is recorded as Richard Potts, mem. Con. Congress (NYPL b12349185-420087).jpg[17].
  • Richard Potts is recorded as male[18].
  • Richard Potts's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Richard Potts was affiliated with the Pro-Administration Party[20].
  • Richard Potts's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 34389042[21].
  • Richard Potts's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2001052894[22].
  • Richard Potts's Commons category is recorded as Richard Potts[23].
  • Richard Potts's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 22804[24].
  • Richard Potts's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05rgs3[25].
  • Richard Potts's family name is recorded as Potts[26].
  • Richard Potts's given name is recorded as Richard[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Potts was born in Upper Marlboro[2]. He was born on +1753-07-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], lawyer[7], and judge[8]. Positions held include member of the Maryland House of Delegates[13], a position[28], in United States[29] and United States senator[14], a position[30], in United States[31].

Personal Life

Richard Potts was affiliated with the Pro-Administration Party[20].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1808-11-26T00:00:00Z[5] and +1808-11-02T00:00:00Z[10]. Richard Potts died in Frederick[4]. He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Richard Potts ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Richard Potts born?

Richard Potts's place of birth was Upper Marlboro[2].

Where did Richard Potts die?

Richard Potts died in Frederick[4].

What did Richard Potts do for work?

Richard Potts worked as politician[6], lawyer[7], and judge[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . @unitedstates project. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . SNAC. snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [10] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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