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George R. Patterson

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George R. Patterson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1901 – March 21, 1906
Preceded byJames W. Ryan
Succeeded byMarcus Kline
Personal details
Born
George Robert Patterson

(1863-11-09)November 9, 1863
Lewistown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 1906(1906-03-21) (aged 42)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeCitizens’ Cemetery in Ashland, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

George Robert Patterson (November 9, 1863 – March 21, 1906) was an American businessman and politician who served three terms as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1901 until his death in 1906.

Biography

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George R. Patterson was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He attended the Lewistown Academy, and was engaged in mercantile pursuits in 1880. He moved to Ashland, Pennsylvania, in 1886 and engaged in the wholesale grain and feed business.

Convention delegate

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He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1900 and 1904.

Congress

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Patterson was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, and Fifty-ninth Congresses and served until his death in Washington, D.C. on March 21, 1906.

Interment in Citizens’ Cemetery in Ashland.

See also

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Sources

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  • United States Congress. "George R. Patterson (id: P000115)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
  • George Robert Patterson, Late a Representative from Pennsylvania. 1907 U.S. Government Printing Office
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

1901–1903
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

1903–1906
Succeeded by