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ALFRED M. POTTER, M. D. Although of New England birth and ancestry, the subject of this notice has been a resident of Ohio since a child of eighteen months, at which time his parents emigrated from Connecticut and took up their residence in the town of Troy. His father, the well-known Dr. Alfred Potter, followed his profession in Troy for a number of years, and then removed to Springfield, where he pursued his chosen calling, and built up an extensive business. He departed this life at his home in Springfield, January 9, 1875. The mother had preceded her husband to the silent land a little over a twelvemonth, her death taking place December 12, 1874.

Dr. Potter, Sr., was born March 24, 1814, in onnecticut, and prosecuted his medical studies first in Bellevue Hospital, after which he entered the Eclectic Medical College at Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1857. The Potter family is of English ancestry. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Lovina Murphy, and she was the daughter of Keiskue Murphy, who was of Irish extraction, a native of Ireland, and who spent his last years in Ripley, N. Y. After their marriage the parents of our subject settled in Bristol, Conn., and there their son Alfred M. was born September 17, 1850. The latter pursued his early studies in the public school, and then entered the Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio. Upon leaving this he took up the study of medicine under the direction of his father, and subsequently entered the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, from which he was duly graduated in 1872. He commenced the practice of his profession at Springfield, and here he has since remained, meeting with unqualified success. He keeps himself thoroughly posted upon all the new theories and methods of practice, and besides his regular ride, has a thriving office business.

Dr. Potter was married in 1878, to Miss Lilly M., daughter of Madison Obenochain, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and of this union there have been born five children, three daughters and two sons, one son being deceased. The family residence is located at No. 304 South Fountain Avenue, and with its surrounding forms one of the attractive homes of the city.