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 F. Bates (d.1901). The marriage was conducted by the Rev. William Cowper at fashionable St. Phillip's Church. 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 on what was previously known as Paddys PointPott's Point and Woolloomooloo HillManar and renamed it Potts Point. Potts purchased another in 1834, in 1835 and a further in 1835. Potts Hill reservoir and Potts Point are 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 HomebushStrathfield History: Airey Park and Australian Catholic University's Mount Royal College campus is located at StrathfieldStrathfield History: Mount Royal College is today.
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External links Paddy's Point or Woolloomooloo Hill