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Joseph Potter

Joseph H. Potter (1822–1892), general in the Union Army during the American Civil War


Alexander Kummant

Upon his resignation, Amtrak COO William Crosbie assumed the role of interim CEO, but was succeeded on November 25 by former FRA administrator Joseph H. Boardman.

Arthur E. Nelson

Nelson unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate as a Republican in 1928 against Henrik Shipstead (receiving 33.4% of the vote), but was elected fourteen years later, in November 1942 to finish out the term of deceased Senator Ernest Lundeen, which had temporarily been filled by appointee Joseph H. Ball (who won the November 1942 election for the full six-year term from 1943 to 1949).

Buffalo, Missouri

James B. Potter, Jr. (born 1931), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–71

David E. Potter

He has written and lectured widely on technology and the new economy, including the Stockton Lecture at London Business School in 1998, one of the Millennium Lectures at 10 Downing Street in 1999, and the Tacitus Lecture, 2000 at the Guildhall.

In 1998, using Psion’s experience in small mobile operating systems, David led the creation of Symbian Limited in partnership with Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola and Matsushita to create the operating system standard for mobile wireless devices - now known as Symbian.

Potter has also had extensive involvement with educational establishments as a Visiting Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford, Honorary Fellow of Imperial College, London and Honorary Fellow and Governor of The London Business School.

Deckman

Joseph H. Deckman (born 1969), American businessman and lacrosse player and coach

E. B. Potter

im Auftrag des Arbeitskreises für Wehrforschung von Jürgen Rohwer.

Edward Potter

Edward E. Potter, Union general in the American Civil War; actions included the Battle of Boykin's Mill

First Church of Windsor

Joseph H. Rainey (1832-1877) was the first African American person to serve in the United States House of Representatives and the second black person to serve in the United States Congress.

Frank Hagney

Because of his tall and strong appearance, Hagney often played officers or henchmans, such as Mr. Potters wordless wheelchair pusher in It's a Wonderful Life.

George McCulloch

McCulloch was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William W. Potter.

Henry Potter

Henry F. Potter, aka "Mr. Potter", a fictional character in It's a Wonderful Life

James C. Potter

A native of Scotland, he was schooled at the Mechanics' Institutes in Glasgow and was also a member of the 5th Battalion of the Royal Rifles.

James C. Potter (1 May 1855 – 30 October 1925) was an American engineer, inventor, businessman and civic leader in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Numerous buildings in Pawtucket are named after Potter, including the Potter-Burns Elementary School (formerly J.C. Potter Elementary), and the Potter Casino building in Slater Park.

John E. Potter

John E. "Jack" Potter (born 1956) is the President and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority since July 18, 2011.

Joseph H. Allen

The factory was closed in 1861, not only due to poor sales, but because Allen enlisted in the Union Army.

Joseph H. Ball

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, however, Minnesotans came to appreciate their foresighted senator.

When Minnesota's U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen was killed in a plane crash on August 31, 1940, Ball was the surprise appointment to fill the unexpired term.

Joseph H. Beeman

Beeman connected with the Farmers' Alliance and served as chairman of its executive committee.

Joseph H. Casey

The ferry MV Joe Casey, named in his honour, operates on the Bay of Fundy between East Ferry and Tiverton in Digby County.

Joseph H. Denny

After graduating from college Denny operated a Northfield grocery store and worked as a salesman for Fairbanks Scales.

Joseph H. Flom

Malcolm Gladwell devoted a chapter to Flom in his book Outliers, crediting him with building out and diversifying the firm and anticipating the rise of mergers and acquisitions as a specialty.

Joseph H. Gale

After five years in private practice, he became an adviser to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and later held several positions in service to the United States Senate Committee on Finance until 1996.

Joseph H. Harper

Harper remained in the Army, reaching the rank of Major General and serving as Commandant of the United States Army Infantry School.

Joseph H. Howard

He had a particular interest in the musical heritage of the Djuka people of Surinam and not only collected their instruments, but also acquired elaborately hand-carved furniture, including the double doors to his home.

Joseph H. Outhwaite

He served as chairman of the Committee on Pacific Railroads (Fiftieth Congress), Committee on Military Affairs (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses).

Joseph H. Stotler

Hired in 1925, the operation was owned by Margaret Emerson, heiress to the Bromo-Seltzer fortune and widow of the also wealthy Alfred G. Vanderbilt who lost his life when the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915.

Joseph H. Thompson

Entitled "Joe Thompson" it was sung to the tune of the American folk song "Old Black Joe" by Stephen Foster.

Joseph H. Tuthill

In 1870 he ran successfully for a seat in the Forty-second Congress and served one term, March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873.

Joseph H. Wales

After a diving trip to Devils Hole he wrote the scientific description to the previously unrecognized Devil's Hole pupfish.

Joseph McDermott

Joseph H. McDermott, former U.S. politician from the state of West Virginia

Joseph Potter

William E. "Joe" Potter (1905-1988) U.S. Army General, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone and Disney Legend.

Lemoine Blanchard

Blanchard was defeated for reelection in 1963 by challenger James B. Potter, Jr.: Mayor Sam Yorty supported Potter and opposed Blanchard.

Lorraine K. Potter

As was she the first female chaplain to reach that rank, then-Air Force Chief of Staff Merrill McPeak organized a special ceremony at The Pentagon to commemorate the occasion.

Orlando B. Potter

Potter was unsuccessful for election in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.

Richard Toensing

Toensing has received numerous awards for composition most notably from Columbia University (Joseph H. Bearns Prize), the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, and BMI.

Robert L. D. Potter

At the age of nine his family moved to Egremont, Massachusetts, where he remained until about 20 years old, when he left to attend Union Law School in Easton, Pennsylvania, receiving his degree in 1857.

Romig

Joseph H. Romig (1872-1951), frontier physician in Alaska and Moravian Church missionary

Rubén Salazar

Postmaster General John E. Potter announced the stamp series at the Associated Press Managing Editors Meeting in Washington.

The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism

The Four Faces of Nuclear Terrorism is a 2004 book by Charles D. Ferguson and William C. Potter (with Amy Sands, Leonard S. Spector and Fred L. Wehling) which explores the motivations and capabilities of terrorist organizations to carry out significant attacks using stolen nuclear weapons, to construct and detonate crude nuclear weapons, to release radiation by attacking or sabotaging nuclear facilities, and to build and use radiological weapons or "dirty bombs."

Timothy W. Potter

Potter taught at the University of Lancaster (1973-1978) where he instituted a new archaeology program.

William C. Potter

He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council on International Policy, and served for five years on the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters and the Board of Trustees of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research.

William Potter

William C. Potter, professor and Director of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies


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