James W. Patterson
| James Willis Patterson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 3rd district |
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| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas M. Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Benton |
| United States Senator from New Hampshire |
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| In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 |
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| Preceded by | George G. Fogg |
| Succeeded by | Bainbridge Wadleigh |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1862 |
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| Born | July 2, 1823 Henniker, Merrimack County New Hampshire, USA |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hanover, Grafton County New Hampshire, USA |
| Resting place | Dartmouth College Cemetery Hanover, Grafton County New Hampshire |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Parker Wilder |
| Children | George Willis Patterson Arthur Hubert Patterson |
| Parents | William Pattersona Frances M. Shepard Patterson |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Professor Politician |
James Willis Patterson (July 2, 1823 – May 4, 1893) was an American politician and a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire.
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Early life, education and family
Born in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, he was the son of William and Frances M. Shepard Patterson.[1]
Patterson pursued classical studies, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1848,[2] and was principal of the Woodstock Academy in Connecticut for two years. He attended the Theological Seminary at New Haven, Connecticut, where he studied law.[3]
He married Sarah Parker Wilder and they had two children, George Willis Patterson and Arthur Hubert Patterson.[1]
Early career
Patterson was a professor of mathematics, astronomy, and meteorology at Dartmouth College from 1854 to 1865.[3]
Patterson was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1862.
U.S. Representative
Elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses Patterson was a United States Representative for the third district of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1867). He was elected to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1867, to March 3, 1873. In the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Enrolled Bills during the Forty-first Congress and a member of the Committee on the District of Columbia during the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses.[4]
Later career
Patterson was a regent of the Smithsonian Institution and in 1877-1878 was again a member of the State house of representatives. He was State superintendent of public instruction from 1881 to 1893, and president of American Institute of Instruction.
Death
Patterson died in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, on May 4, 1893 (age 69 years, 306 days). He is interred at Dartmouth College Cemetery, Hanover, New Hampshire.
The Patterson School, which was merged with the Garnett school in 1929 and then became Shaw Middle School at Garnett-Patterson, in Washington, DC was named in his honor because he sponsored the legislation creating a public school system for black students in Washington, DC. It was closed in 2013.
References
External links
- James W. Patterson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-5-12
- Find A Grave
| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 3) from New Hampshire 1867–1873 Served alongside: Aaron H. Cragin |
Succeeded by Bainbridge Wadleigh |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of New Hampshire March 4, 1863–March 3, 1867 |
Succeeded by Jacob Benton |
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- New Hampshire Republicans
- Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire
- United States Senators from New Hampshire
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- Dartmouth College alumni
- Dartmouth College faculty
- People of New Hampshire in the American Civil War
- Smithsonian Institution people
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