David Patton | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | William D. Owen |
| Succeeded by | Jethro A. Hatch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1837-11-26)November 26, 1837 Flemingsburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1914(1914-01-17) (aged 76) Otterbein, Indiana, U.S |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Chicago Medical School |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | .svg) Colonel |
| Unit | 38th Indiana Regiment |
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David Henry Patton (November 26, 1837 – January 17, 1914) was an American physician,Civil War veteran who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1891 to 1893.
Born inFlemingsburg, Kentucky, Patton attended the Collegiate Institute,Waveland, Indiana.Enlisted in the Thirty-eighth Indiana Regiment in 1861 and was mustered out in July 1865, after having attained the rank of colonel.He graduated from theChicago Medical College in 1867 and practiced medicine inRemington, Indiana.Pension examiner at Remington 1886–1890.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892 and 1900.
Patton was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892.
He moved to Woodward, Woodward County, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), in 1893.He was appointed receiver of public lands for Oklahoma in 1893, and later resumed the practice of medicine.He served as member of the district board of health ofWoodward, Oklahoma.He was appointed pension examiner at Woodward.
He died inOtterbein, Indiana, on January 17, 1914.He was interred in Remington Cemetery,Remington, Indiana.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 10th congressional district 1891 – 1893 | Succeeded by |
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
