Thomas J. Paterson

Thomas Jefferson Paterson (born April 10, 1805 in Lisle , New York , † February 15, 1885 in Rochester , New York) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1845 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . His grandfather was Major General John Paterson (1744-1808). Her name is often pronounced "Patterson".

Career

Thomas Jefferson Paterson was born in Lisle, Broome County , about seven years before the outbreak of the British-American War . The family moved to Parma in 1812 . There he attended public schools. His kin in Rochester, Monroe County supported him while he was apprenticing in retail and when he later ran his own business. He got involved in several business ventures, including a partnership in a mill. However, he lost all of his holdings during the economic crisis of 1837 . Financially he never recovered from it. He spent the rest of his life paying off the debt.

In 1838 he won the election for the County Board of Supervisors , but lost the election for the City Council of Rochester two years later. Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1842 for the 28th Congress he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 28th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Timothy Childs on March 4, 1843 . He retired from the after March 3, 1845 Congress of.

After his time at Congress, he worked as a real estate agent in Rochester , but also did other local business. He died there on February 15, 1885.

Web links

• Thomas J. Paterson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas J. Paterson in the database of Find a Grave (English)