Railroad President
Centurion, 1886–1888
Born 4 April 1836 in Pottstown, New York
Died 9 November 1888 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Woodlawn Cemetery
, Bronx, New York
Proposed by Richard Butler and Henry F. Spaulding
Elected 3 April 1886 at age forty-nine
Archivist’s Note: Son of George H. Potts
Proposer of:
Century Memorial
Joseph W. Drexel and Frederick A. Potts were honored and honorable representatives of the business men among our members, high-minded, of broad views and foremost in enterprise, charity and public spirit.
Henry E. Howland
1889 Century Association Reports
