Thomas Joseph Potter (1828–1873) was a British priest, educator and writer of hymns. Potter was born on 9 June 1828 in

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. In 1847 he became a

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and became a priest. He was Professor of Pulpit Eloquence and English Literature at

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, Dublin. He published several books on preaching, some stories and various hymns and translations such as a translation of the Vesper hymns. He died on 31 August 1873 in

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Hymns

*"Brightly gleams our banner"

Publications

* ''Legends, Lyrics, and Hymns'', by T. J. Potter, 1862. * ''Holy Family Hymns'', contributions from Thomas Potter,1860. * ''The Rector's Daughter or Love and Duty: A Catholic Tale'' by Thomas J. Potter, Published by James Duffy and printed by Moore & Murphy, Dublin, 1861. * ''Sacred Eloquence, or, the Theory and Practice of Preaching'' by Thomas J. Potter, Dublin, 1868. * ''The Pastor And His People: Or The Word Of God And The Flock Of Christ'' by Thomas J. Potter (1869) * ''The Spoken Word: Or The Art Of Extemporary Preaching, Its Utility, Its Danger, And Its True Idea'' by Thomas J. Potter (1872) * ''The Farleyes of Farleye or Faithful and True "A tale in three books"'' by Thomas J. Potter 1884

References

* 19th-century English Roman Catholic priests Converts to Roman Catholicism from Anglicanism 1828 births 1873 deaths People from Scarborough, North Yorkshire {{RC-clergy-stub