John Patton (politician, 1823)
John Patton (born January 6, 1823 in Covington , Tioga County , Pennsylvania , † December 23, 1897 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1861 and 1863 and again from 1887 and 1889 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
John Patton attended the public schools in Curwensville , where he had lived since 1828. Then he worked in trade. Between 1844 and 1860 he was also active in the wood industry. Then he went into the banking industry. In 1864 he co-founded the First National Bank of Curwensville , of which he became president. Politically, Patton initially joined the Whig Party . In June 1852 he took part as a delegate at their federal party congress. After the dissolution of the Whigs, he became a member of the Republican Party founded in 1854 . In May 1860 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago , where Abraham Lincoln was nominated as a candidate for president.
In the 1860 congressional election , Patton was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 24th constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Chapin Hall on March 4, 1861 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1862, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1863 , which was shaped by the events of the civil war . He then continued his previous activities in the banking industry.
Patton was re-elected to Congress in the elections of 1886 in the 20th district of his state, where he could spend another term between March 4, 1887 and March 3, 1889. In 1888 he decided not to run again for Congress. He then returned to banking. He died on December 23, 1897 in Philadelphia, where he had gone for medical treatment. John Patton was the father of Congressman Charles Emory Patton (1859-1937) and US Senator John Patton (1850-1907) and the uncle of Congressman William Irvin Swoope (1862-1930).
Web links
- John Patton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- John Patton in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Chapin Hall |
United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (24th constituency) March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863 |
Jesse Lazear |
| Andrew Gregg Curtin | United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (20th constituency) March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889 |
Edward Scull |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Patton, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Covington , Tioga County , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1897 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |