Ad in the 1911 Colonial Echo (William and Mary yearbook), 1911[1]
John D. Potts (born January 16, 1855 in Petersburg, Virginia)[2] was business manager of the Virginia Glee Club during the Glee Club 1895-1896 season. He was not a student of the University of Virginia at that time, so his connection to the Glee Club is obscure.
Potts was employed as a passenger agent on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, and was credited by Bernard W. Moore with helping the Club arrange their 1894 tour.[3] It is possible that the Glee Club gave him the title of Manager due to his ongoing support for their touring activities.
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- ↑ College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook. 1911. p. 238. http://www.e-yearbook.com/books/612/1911/jpg800/238.jpg.
- ↑ "John David Potts". US Passport Applications, 1795–1925 (Ancestry.com). http://interactive.ancestry.com/1174/USM1490_2636-0432/242068?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgss%3dangs-g%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26gsfn%3djohn%2bdavid%26gsln%3dpotts%26MSAV%3d0%26msbdy%3d1855%26cp%3d0%26catbucket%3drstp%26uidh%3dqoc%26msbdy_x%3d1%26msbdp%3d_x%26gsln_x%3dXO%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d242068%26recoff%3d5%2b6%2b7%2b32%2b49%26db%3dUSpassports%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ↑ "The Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Club". University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin I (2): 46. July 1894. https://books.google.com/books?id=AY8hAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=%22John+d.+potts%22+virginia&source=bl&ots=TjUdn-5KHk&sig=ZF5mern_OlXmFdvCcOiFclg8KSE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=H_ZVVYj8KaHIsQTx2IHAAg&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22John%20d.%20potts%22%20virginia&f=false. Retrieved 2015-05-15.