Senator Ralph Wilson Potter View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 9/14/2007
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
Senate: 63 (1969) - 65 (1973)
Home County: Linn
Ralph Wilson Potter
Linn County
Marion Republican 15th Senatorial District Born July 29, 1920, in Cedar Rapids, son of Walter D. and Helen M. Potter. Real Estate broker. Married Helen E. Drake May 2, 1945, in Marion. Two sons: Robert W., and Boyd D. Member First United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 298, Kiwanis Club, Masons, Consistory, Shrine, Farm Bureau. In U.S. Marine Corps 1942-45. Marion Mayor 1963-68. Owner-operator Potter Real Estate, Marion, 1956 to present date. Associated in family farm service business 1938 to 1956. Third term in Iowa Senate.