Alonzo Potter
The Right Reverend Alonzo Potter D.D., LL.D. | |
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| Bishop of Pennsylvania | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Pennsylvania |
| Elected | May 23, 1845 |
| In office | 1845–1865 |
| Predecessor | Henry Onderdonk |
| Successor | William Bacon Stevens |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 16, 1824 by Thomas Church Brownell |
| Consecration | September 23, 1845 by Philander Chase |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1800 Beekman, New York, United States |
| Died | July 4, 1865 (aged 64) San Francisco, California, United States |
| Buried | Laurel Hill Cemetery |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Joseph Potter & Anne Brown Knight |
| Spouse | Sarah Marie Nott
(m. 1824; died 1839)Sarah Benedict
(m. 1840; died 1864)Frances Seton (m. 1865) |
| Children | 10 |
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Alonzo Potter (July 6, 1800 – July 4, 1865) was an American bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States who served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania.