William Patterson (Ohio)

William Patterson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	Eleutheros Cooke
Succeeded by	William H. Hunter
Personal details
Born	1790 Maryland
Died	August 17, 1868 Van Wert, Ohio
Resting place	Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Ohio
Political party	Jacksonian
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Battles/wars	War of 1812

William Patterson (1790 – August 17, 1868) was a United States Representative from Ohio.

Patterson was born in Maryland, and moved to Mansfield, Ohio where he completed preparatory studies and studied law. Patterson was a soldier in the War of 1812^[1] He was admitted to the bar and practiced, and held several local offices. He was an associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1820 and 1827, and was elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1837.

Patterson spent the later years of his life in Van Wert County with his children.^[1] Patterson died in Van Wert, Ohio in 1868, and was interred at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield.

References

1. Baughman, A. J., ed. (1901). A Centennial biographical history of Richland County, Ohio. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 75.

• United States Congress. "William Patterson (id: P000132)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• William Patterson at Find a Grave