Potter, Horatio

POTTER, HORATIO: Protestant Episcopal bishop of New York; b. at Beekman, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1802; d. at New York City Jan. 2, 1887. He was educated at Union College (B.A., 1826); became deacon 1827, and priest 1828; was pastor at Saco, Me., 1827–28; professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Washington (now Trinity) College, 1828–33; rector of St. Peter's, Albany, 1833–54; provisional bishop of New York, 1854–1861, and diocesan bishop after 1861. His administration as rector and as bishop was marked by energy and success, while literary activity took largely the form of sermons.