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Patton, John, 1850-1907

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Personal name headingPatton, John, 1850-1907
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Birth date1850-10-30
Death date1907-05-24
Place of birthCurwensville, (Pa.)
Place of deathGrand Rapids (Mich.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. Senate
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Profession or occupationLegislators Lawyers Bankers
Found innuc88-62307: His Grant, Sherman, Farragut, Lincoln [MI] 1900? (hdg. on CtY rept.: Patton, John; usage: John Patton)
NUC pre-1956 (LC hdg.: Patton, John, 1850-1907)
Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed February 15, 2024: (Patton, John, Jr., (Son of John Patton and brother of Charles Emory Patton), a Senator from Michigan; born in Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pa., October 30, 1850; prepared for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; graduated from Yale College in 1875 and from the law department of Columbia College, New York City, in 1877; moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1878; admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law; appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis B. Stockbridge and served from May 5, 1894, to January 14, 1895, when a successor was elected and qualified; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1895 to fill the vacancy; banker; member and later president of the Board of Library Commissioners of Grand Rapids; died in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 24, 1907; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.)
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