Alexander Buchanan Potter
ID # 5324, (1857-1945)
| Father | David Morrison Potter (1825-1909) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Buchanan (1830-1917) |
| Birth | Alexander Buchanan Potter was born on 17 February 1857. |
| Christening | He was christened on 12 April 1857 at First Church, Galt, Canada West. |
| Marriage | He married Luella H. Schlund on 21 June 1898 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York. |
| Death | He died on 20 June 1945 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at age 88. |
| Burial | He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo. |
| Note | The record for Alexander's baptism (which includes his middle name) appears on GS2987 First Church Baptisms. It reads: Apr. 12, Alex'r Buchanan, son of D. Potter, Wilmot. Wilmot is a township in Waterloo County where the family was located at the time. The following biography is to be found on page 498 of Portrait and Biographical Record of Denver and Vicinity, Colorado, Chapman Publishing Co., Chicago, 1898. It reads: Alexander B. Potter, representative of the Manitou Mineral Water Company in Denver, is of Canadian birth and English descent. His grandfather, David Potter, a native of Scotland, and of English parentage, emigrated to America and settled in Albany, N. Y. In that city occurred the birth of P. M. Potter, who in early manhood moved to Canada and embarked in business at Elora, Ontario, remaining there as a manufacturer of machinery until his retirement from business. He married Elizabeth Buchanan, who was born in Canada, of Scotch lineage. Both still make their home in Elora. Of their six children three sons and two daughters are living, Alexander being next to the oldest. He was educated in his native town of Elora and in youth was connected with his father in business. For a time he was employed in the States, but returning to Canada he bought his father's business and engaged in the manufacture of machinery. Prosperity continued with him until the burning of his property, which proved a serious loss; however, he rebuilt a part of the plant and engaged in manufacturing shingles, having his water power furnished from the Grand River. Selling out the business in 1889, Mr. Potter came to Denver and became city salesman for one of the most prominent business houses here, but after a short time he accepted a position as traveling representative for the Manitou Mineral Water Company, his territory comprising all the district west of Chicago. In their interests he traveled throughout the western states and territories and British Columbia. When General Adams was accidentally killed in the Gomery Hotel disaster in August, 1895, Mr. Potter was chosen to succeed him as representative of the company in Denver, and has since had exclusive charge of the warehouse at No. 1317 Thirteenth street. In April, 1897, he also accepted the position of manager for the Pabst Brewing Company for the state of Colorado, the headquarters of the company being at No. 1824 Stout street, and their cold storage warehouses at the same place and also on Blake street. Fraternally he is a Mason. Mr. Potter was married June 21, 1898, in Buffalo, N. Y., to Luella H. Schlund, of Buffalo, where her father, John B. Schlund, was formerly a well-known business man. Unquote Alexander and Luella and their children are in Buffalo at the time of the 1910 census. At the time of the 1920 census taken at Buffalo, he is there with wife Luella and son Henry and daughter Katharyn. The census indicates that he went to the U.S. in 1890 and was naturalized in 1896. Dates and places of death and burial information is thanks to Find-a-Grave. |
| Last Edited | 12 Jul 2017 |