David H. Patton
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David Henry Patton was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky
, Patton attended the Collegiate Institute, Waveland, Indiana
.
Enlisted in the Thirty-eighth Indiana Regiment in 1861 and was mustered out in July 1865, after having attained the rank of colonel.
He graduated from the Chicago Medical College in 1867 and practiced medicine in Remington, Indiana
.
Pension examiner at Remington 1886-1890.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892 and 1900.
Patton was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-second
Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892.
He moved to Woodward, Woodward County, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), in 1893.
He was appointed receiver of public lands for Oklahoma in 1893, and later resumed the practice of medicine.
He served as member of the district board of health of Woodward, Oklahoma
.
He was appointed pension examiner at Woodward.
He died in Otterbein, Indiana
, on January 17, 1914.
He was interred in Remington Cemetery, Remington, Indiana
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Flemingsburg is a city in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,010 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fleming County.-Geography:Flemingsburg is located at ....
, Patton attended the Collegiate Institute, Waveland, Indiana
Waveland, Indiana
Waveland is a town in Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 420 at the 2010 census.-History:Waveland was platted by John Milligan in 1835. The settlement began as a resting place at a good spring between Terre Haute and Lafayette, Indiana. After a trading...
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Enlisted in the Thirty-eighth Indiana Regiment in 1861 and was mustered out in July 1865, after having attained the rank of colonel.
He graduated from the Chicago Medical College in 1867 and practiced medicine in Remington, Indiana
Remington, Indiana
Remington is a town in Carpenter Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2010 census.-History:Remington was first laid out in 1860 by Jesse H. Fordice. It was originally called Carpenter Station, after Carpenter's Creek where a railroad station had been...
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Pension examiner at Remington 1886-1890.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892 and 1900.
Patton was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C...
Congress (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892.
He moved to Woodward, Woodward County, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), in 1893.
He was appointed receiver of public lands for Oklahoma in 1893, and later resumed the practice of medicine.
He served as member of the district board of health of Woodward, Oklahoma
Woodward, Oklahoma
Woodward is a city in and the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the largest city in a nine-county area. The population was 12,051 at the 2010 census....
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He was appointed pension examiner at Woodward.
He died in Otterbein, Indiana
Otterbein, Indiana
Otterbein is a town in Bolivar Township, Benton County and Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, named for William Otterbein Brown who donated land for the town. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,262...
, on January 17, 1914.
He was interred in Remington Cemetery, Remington, Indiana
Remington, Indiana
Remington is a town in Carpenter Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2010 census.-History:Remington was first laid out in 1860 by Jesse H. Fordice. It was originally called Carpenter Station, after Carpenter's Creek where a railroad station had been...
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