Austin H. Patterson
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Austin H. Patterson was an American
Democratic Party
politician from New Jersey
, who served on the Howell Township
Committee, the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
and the New Jersey State Assembly.
Patterson was born in Monmouth County and was a builder in Blue Ball, now Adelphia
, Howell Township. Among his projects was the Monmouth County Court House.
Elected as a Democrat to the State Assembly in 1857, Patterson served through 1860; that year he was elected Speaker of the Assembly.
Patterson fought in the American Civil War
and was captain of Company A of the 14th New Jersey Regiment. He would subsequently serve as a staff officer of the First Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
; after two years in the Army of the Potomac Patterson was promoted to Major of the Thirty Fifth New Jersey Volunteers. He retired from military service with the rank of Colonel.
At the close of the war, Col. Patterson reentered politics, serving again in the Assembly from 1870 through 1872. He was Clerk of the Assembly for the years 1875 and 1878.
Patterson was elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders representing Howell Township. At the May, 1873 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Director, and served as Director through May 1875.
Austin H. Patterson died of cancer
on June 5, 1905.
United States
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
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politician from New Jersey
New Jersey
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, who served on the Howell Township
Howell Township, New Jersey
Howell is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 51,075.Howell Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1801, from portions of Shrewsbury Township...
Committee, the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
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and the New Jersey State Assembly.
Patterson was born in Monmouth County and was a builder in Blue Ball, now Adelphia
Adelphia, New Jersey
Adelphia is an unincorporated area located within Howell Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07710.-Nomenclature:...
, Howell Township. Among his projects was the Monmouth County Court House.
Elected as a Democrat to the State Assembly in 1857, Patterson served through 1860; that year he was elected Speaker of the Assembly.
Patterson fought in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and was captain of Company A of the 14th New Jersey Regiment. He would subsequently serve as a staff officer of the First Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
; after two years in the Army of the Potomac Patterson was promoted to Major of the Thirty Fifth New Jersey Volunteers. He retired from military service with the rank of Colonel.
At the close of the war, Col. Patterson reentered politics, serving again in the Assembly from 1870 through 1872. He was Clerk of the Assembly for the years 1875 and 1878.
Patterson was elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders representing Howell Township. At the May, 1873 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Director, and served as Director through May 1875.
Austin H. Patterson died of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
on June 5, 1905.