. Contemporary American biography . -ceeded from the start and soon was in the possession of a paying practice. In 1852 he wasemployed by two young men, William 0. Grover and William E. Baker, who were engagedin the sewing-machine business, to defend them against an unjust claim. This led to his be-coming directly interested with them in business; a firm was formed under the name of Grover,Baker & Co., and Mr. Potter undertook the active management of the financial and legal de-partments. The business prospered, due mainly to his careful management, and in 1853 hemoved to New York in order to
. Contemporary American biography . -ceeded from the start and soon was in the possession of a paying practice. In 1852 he wasemployed by two young men, William 0. Grover and William E. Baker, who were engagedin the sewing-machine business, to defend them against an unjust claim. This led to his be-coming directly interested with them in business; a firm was formed under the name of Grover,Baker & Co., and Mr. Potter undertook the active management of the financial and legal de-partments. The business prospered, due mainly to his careful management, and in 1853 hemoved to New York in order to establish the business there. The company was chartered in1854 under the name of the Grover & Baker Sewing Machine Company. Mr. Potter was madePresident of the company, and took general charge of the business; he remained in this capacityuntil 1876, when the active business of the company terminated after a large fortune had beenrealized from it. Until the time of his death Mr. Potter was actively identified with the growth.
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