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Joseph Hyde Potts (1793 – 1865) was an accountant and in 1817 was the first employee to be engaged by the Bank of New South Wales (now Westpac).〔(Westpac )〕 On 9 August 1834 he married Emma Bates (d.1901), the marriage conducted by the Rev. William Cowper at fashionable St. Phillip's Church.〔The Sydney Herald, Thursday 14 August 1834〕 They had four children: Joseph (b. 1835), Harriet (b. 1837), Francis (b. 1839) and Josephine (b. 1843). In 1830 Potts acquired of land from Judge-Advocate John Wylde 〔(Tanneries )〕 on what was previously known as Paddys Point〔(Pott's Point )〕 and Woolloomooloo Hill 〔(Manar )〕 and renamed it Potts Point. Potts purchased another in 1834, in 1835 and a further in 1835. Potts Hill reservoir and Potts Point is located on a large portion of Joseph Hyde Potts' original land.〔(NSW Gov )〕 In 1841 the Crown granted a further to Potts, who was at that time Secretary of the Bank of New South Wales, near where Homebush 〔(Strathfield History: Airey Park )〕 and Australian Catholic University's Mount Royal College campus is located at Strathfield 〔(Strathfield History: Mount Royal College )〕 is today. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Hyde Potts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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