John M. Pattison

John M. Pattison (born June 13, 1847 in Owensville , Clermont County , Ohio , † June 18, 1906 in Milford , Ohio) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and in 1906 the 43rd governor of the state of Ohio.

Early years

Pattison attended local schools in his home country and worked as a clerk in his father's store. He then served in an infantry unit of the Union Army during the Civil War . After the war he studied at Ohio Wesleyan University until 1869 . For some time he worked in Bloomington ( Illinois ) as an insurance agent, before he returned to Ohio to study law. In 1872 he was admitted to the bar.

Political career

Pattison initially worked as a lawyer for the Cincinnati and Marietta Railway Company. In 1873 he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for one term . He then became a partner in a law firm. In 1881 he became vice president of Union Life insurance company and ten years later he became president of that insurance company. After a brief stint in the Ohio Senate , Pattison represented his state in the US House of Representatives in Washington between 1891 and 1893 .

In 1905 he was elected the new governor of his state with 50.5 percent of the vote against the Republican incumbent Myron T. Herrick . When he took office on January 8, 1906, he was visibly marked by an illness. Over the next few weeks, his health deteriorated even more. The governor died on June 18, 1906 after six months in office. His lieutenant governor Andrew L. Harris had to end his term of office. John Pattison was married twice and had three children.

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SURNAME	Pattison, John M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 13, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Owensville , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	June 18, 1906
Place of death	Milford , Ohio