James T. Patterson

James Thomas Patterson (born October 20, 1908 in Naugatuck , Connecticut , † February 7, 1989 in Camden , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1947 and 1959 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Patterson attended the public schools of his home country and then the Peekskill Military Academy in New York until 1929 . He then studied until 1933 at Georgetown University in Washington . In 1934 Patterson graduated from the University of Miami in Florida . Patterson graduated from George Washington University in 1939 with a law degree. While still a student, he worked for the Connecticut Highway Department between 1924 and 1933 . In 1934 he worked for the US Rubber Company ; between 1934 and 1937 he was employed by the Federal Ministry of Labor . In 1937 and 1938 Patterson was employed by the American Social Security Agency. He then worked for the Ministry of Finance until 1940 . During World War II , he served in the United States Marine Corps and the Intelligence Office of Strategic Services (OSS). He was used in Europe as well as in Africa and Asia . By his retirement in 1946, he reached the rank of major.

Patterson was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1946 congressional elections he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the fifth constituency of Connecticut, where he succeeded Joseph E. Talbot on January 3, 1947 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 1959 . This time was marked by the beginning of the Cold War , the Korean War and the discussions about the civil rights movement. At the beginning of Patterson's term in the House of Representatives, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment , which regulated the terms of office of the President.

In the elections of 1958 James Patterson was defeated by the Democrat John S. Monagan . In 1960 and 1970, he applied unsuccessfully to return to the House of Representatives. He spent his old age in Bethlehem, Connecticut and died on February 7, 1989 in Camden.

Web links

James T. Patterson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Patterson, James T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Patterson, James Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 20, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH	Naugatuck , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	February 7, 1989
Place of death	Camden , New Jersey