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John Patterson (Ohio congressman)

American politician (1771–1848)


American politician (1771–1848)

FieldValue
nameJohn Patterson
birthnameJohn Patterson
state1Ohio
district1
term_start1March 4, 1823
term_end1March 4, 1825
preceded1new district
succeeded1David Jennings
office2Member of the Ohio Senate from Belmont County
term_start21815
term_end21819
preceded2Charles Hammond
succeeded2David Jennings
office3Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Belmont County
term_start31807
term_end31808
preceded3Josiah Dillon
John Stewart
succeeded3Edward Bryson
Joseph Sharp
Isaac Vore
partyDemocratic-Republican
birth_date
death_date
birth_placeLittle Britain Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
death_placeSt. Clairsville, Ohio, U.S
restingplaceUnion Cemetery

John Stewart Joseph Sharp Isaac Vore John Patterson (February 10, 1771 – February 7, 1848) was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio for one term from 1823 to 1825.

Biography

John Patterson (half brother of Pennsylvania congressman Thomas Patterson) was born in Little Britain Township in the Province of Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Pattersons Mills, Pennsylvania, Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania, in 1778. He attended the common schools, and moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Early career

He engaged in mercantile pursuits and served as the first mayor of St. Clairsville in 1807 and 1808.

He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1807 and 1808. He served in the Ohio State Senate from 1815 to 1818. He was associate judge of the court of common pleas of Belmont County, Ohio, from February 1810 to February 1815. Ohio Presidential elector in 1816 for James Monroe.{{cite book |title=Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... |first1=William Alexander |last1=Taylor |first2=Aubrey Clarence |last2=Taylor |year=1899 |publisher=State of Ohio |volume=1|page=102

Congress

He was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress.

Later career

He was engaged in the hardware business and in agricultural pursuits.

Death

He died in St. Clairsville in 1848. Interment in Union Cemetery.

Sources

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