Francis F. Patterson

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Francis F. Patterson (1920)

Francis Ford Patterson Jr. (born July 30, 1867 in Newark , New Jersey , †  November 30, 1935 in Merchantville , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1920 and 1927 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Francis Patterson attended public schools in Woodbury , where he had moved with his parents in 1874. At the age of 13 he was employed by a newspaper. In 1882 he moved to Camden, where he continued to work in the newspaper industry. Until 1890 he was employed by the "Camden Courier". He then published the New Jersey edition of the Philadelphia Record newspaper until 1894. From 1894 to 1923 Patterson was the owner and editor of the Camden Post-Telegram newspaper. Between 1916 and 1925 he headed the West Jersey Trust Co. He was also a director of the West Jersey Title Co. from 1920 to 1925. At the same time, he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In 1900 Patterson was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly . From 1900 to 1920 he worked as a county clerk for Camden County in addition to his journalistic activities . In 1920 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago , where Warren G. Harding was nominated as a presidential candidate. After the death of MP William J. Browning , Patterson was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the by-election due for the first seat of New Jersey , where he took up his new mandate on November 2, 1920. After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1927 . In 1926 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Francis Patterson worked in the banking industry. He was also president of Camden-based West Jersey Parkside Trust Co. He died on November 30, 1935 in Merchantville.

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SURNAME Patterson, Francis F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Patterson, Francis Ford Jr. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Newark , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1935
Place of death Merchantville , New Jersey