| Potter P. Howard | |
| Office: | Mayor of Boise, Idaho |
| Term Start: | May 5, 1947 |
| Term End: | May 1951 |
| Predecessor: | H. W. Whillock |
| Successor: | R. E. Edlefsen |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1890 [1] |
| Birth Place: | Sidney, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.[2] |
| Resting Place: | Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Idaho |
| Residence: | Boise, Idaho |
| Spouse: | Marene E. Platz Howard |
| Children: | 4 |
| Profession: | Automobile dealer, business executive |
Potter P. Howard (October 4, 1890 – November 29, 1956) served consecutive two-year terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1947 to 1951. An automobile dealer when elected,[3] he was later an executive with the local natural gas company in Boise. Potter died in a Salt Lake City hotel while returning to Idaho from a business trip to Chicago.[4] [5]
Potter moved from Burley to Boise in 1935;[4] he is buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.