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After completing his architectural education in Europe, Potter returned to New York and began his career by partnering with
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University: Its History, Influence, Characteristics and Equipment, with the Lives and Works of Its Founders, Benefactors, Officers, Regents, Faculty, and the Achievements of Its Alumni. Union College, Albany Medical College, Albany Law School, Dudley Observatory, Albany College of
223:(1825–1882). Among his siblings was Maria Louisa Potter, who married Joseph Leslie Cotton of Boston; Virginia Potter, who did not marry, Eleanor Potter, and Clarkson Alonzo Potter. Upon his father's death in 1882, he shared in his estate valued in excess of $ 1,000,000.
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The Genealogy and History of the Brooks and related families
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337:The Architectural Review
284:Church of the Presidents
132:Virginia Mitchell Potter
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