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Richard Potter, English Liberal politician
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Richard Potter, English Liberal politician
Richard Potter (1778-1842), English Liberal reformist politician, MP for Wigan, founding member of the Little Circle which helped to put through the Reform Act of 1832. Date: circa 1830s
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1830s 1840s Bald Balding Circle Founding Inkpot Liberal Member Parliament Potter Quill Reform Reformist Waistcoat Wigan
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This engraving depicts the prominent English Liberal reformist politician, Richard Potter (1778-1842), in the midst of his political career during the 1830s and 1840s. Potter is shown wearing a formal jacket, collar, and waistcoat, accessorized with a balding head and a quill pen in hand, poised above an inkpot. As a Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan, Potter was a founding member of the influential Little Circle, a group of Liberal politicians who played a pivotal role in the passage of the Reform Act of 1832. The Reform Act, a significant milestone in British political history, expanded the electorate and redistributed parliamentary seats, marking a crucial step towards democratic reform. With his unwavering commitment to political change, Potter's portrait stands as a testament to the transformative period in English politics during the 19th century.
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