William Patterson (June 4, 1789 – August 14, 1838) was an American farmer, manufacturer and politician. He served as aUnited States representative from the U.S. state ofNew York.

Patterson was born inLondonderry,Rockingham County, New Hampshire,^[1] the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Wallace) Patterson. He attended the common schools and moved toRensselaerville,Albany County, New York in 1815. The following year Patterson moved toLyons,Wayne County where he engaged in the manufacture and sale of fanning mills. In 1822, he moved to a farm nearWarsaw, New York and engaged in agricultural pursuits,^[2] and then settled in Warsaw in 1837.

Patterson held several local offices in Warsaw, and was elected as aWhig candidate to theTwenty-fifth Congress.^[3] He served in Congress from March 4, 1837 until his death in Warsaw on August 14, 1838.^[4][5] He is interred in the Warsaw Town Cemetery.^[6]

Patterson's brother,George Washington Patterson,^[7] and nephew,Augustus Frank,^[8] were also members of the U. S. House of Representatives from New York.

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• 1789 births
• 1838 deaths
• People from Lyons, New York
• Whig Party United States representatives from New York (state)
• People from Derry, New Hampshire
• People from Rensselaerville, New York
• People from Warsaw, New York
• 19th-century United States representatives

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