Thomas Patterson

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the politician of the same name who belonged to the US House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879, see Thomas MacDonald Patterson .

Thomas Patterson (born October 1, 1764 in Little Britain , Lancaster County , Province of Pennsylvania , †  November 16, 1841 in Pattersons Mills , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1817 and 1825 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Patterson was a half-brother of Congressman John Patterson (1771-1848) from Ohio . In 1778 he moved with his parents to Pattersons Mills in Washington County . He attended the public schools in his respective homeland. Then he worked in agriculture and as a grain miller. During the British-American War of 1812 he was a Brigadier General in the State Militia. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson .

In the congressional election of 1816 Patterson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the twelfth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Aaron Lyle on March 4, 1817 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1825 . In 1824 he renounced another candidacy. After serving in the US House of Representatives, Thomas Patterson resumed his previous activities. He died on November 16, 1841 near Patterson's Mills.

Web links

• Thomas Patterson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Patterson in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Aaron Lyle	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (12th constituency) March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1823	John Brown
Patrick Farrelly	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (15th constituency) March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825	Joseph Lawrence