George W. Patterson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's33rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Nelson I. Norton |
| Succeeded by | Henry Van Aernam |
| Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
| In office 1849–1850 | |
| Governor | Hamilton Fish |
| Preceded by | Hamilton Fish |
| Succeeded by | Sanford E. Church |
| Member of theNew York State Assembly | |
| In office 1832, 1833, 1835 – 1840 | |
| Preceded by | Luther Bradish |
| Succeeded by | Peter B. Porter Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1799-11-11)November 11, 1799 Londonderry,New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 1879(1879-10-15) (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Westfield Cemetery Westfield,New York |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Hannah Dickey Patterson |
| Relations | William Patterson Augustus Frank |
| Children | George W. Patterson Hannah Whiting Patterson |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Patterson Elizabeth (Wallace) Patterson |
| Alma mater | Pinkerton Academy |
| Profession | Farmer Manufacturer Politician |
George Washington Patterson (November 11, 1799 – October 15, 1879) was an Americanpolitician in the U.S. State ofNew York. He served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives and as thelieutenant governor of New York.
Born inLondonderry,Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Patterson was the youngest of twelve children born to Thomas and Elizabeth (Wallace) Patterson. He received a common school education and graduated fromPinkerton Academy. At the age of 18, he taught school in New Hampshire for three months before moving toLivingston, New York with his older brother, where they ran a successful business dealing with the manufacture and sale of fanning mills.[1]
Patterson engaged in the manufacture of fanning mills in Genesee County until 1825 when he settled inLeicester,Livingston County, New York and engaged in agricultural pursuits and the manufacture of farming implements. He was commissioner of highways of Leicester, and ajustice of the peace.[2]
He served as a member of theNew York State Assembly from Livingston County in 1832, 1833, and from 1835 to 1840;[3] Patterson wasSpeaker in 1839 and 1840.[4] He was basin commissioner atAlbany in 1839 and 1840. He moved toWestfield in 1841 to take charge of theChautauqua land office.[5] He was a delegate to theNew York State Constitutional Convention in 1846.
Patterson was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1849 to 1850,[6] and chairman of the harbor commission at New York from 1855 to 1857. He was quarantine commissioner of thePort of New York in 1859, and was supervisor and president of theboard of education for many years. He was a delegate to theRepublican National Conventions of 1856 and 1860.[7][8]
Elected as aRepublican candidate to theForty-fifth United States Congress, Patterson was United States Representative for the thirty-third district of New York from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1879.[9]
Patterson died in Westfield, New York, on October 15, 1879 (age 79 years, 338 days).[10] He isinterred at Westfield Cemetery in Westfield, New York.
In February 1825, he married Hannah Dickey[11] and they had one son, George W. Patterson; and a daughter, Hannah Whiting Patterson.[12] Both his brotherWilliam Patterson[13] and his nephewAugustus Frank were also United States representatives from New York.[14]
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| Preceded by | Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1839–1840 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of New York 1849–1850 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 33rd congressional district 1877–1879 | Succeeded by |
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