Harold Patten
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Harold Ambrose Patten was a Representative in the United States House of Representatives
from Arizona
.
on October 6, 1907. In 1916, he moved to Tucson, Arizona
. He graduated from the University of Arizona
in 1930, and was a coach and teacher of physical education in Tucson High School in 1931 and 1932. He served as director of recreation for the city of Tucson and city schools from 1933 to 1939, and was the State director of recreation in 1939 and 1940.
Entering military service with the Seventh Cavalry Regiment as a first lieutenant
in August 1940, he was transferred to the Air Corps in 1941 and spent thirty-one months on foreign service in Africa
and Italy
. He was discharged as a major
on November 21, 1945, and retired July 1, 1960, as a lieutenant colonel
in the Air Force Reserve.
He worked as a life insurance
agent in Phoenix from 1946 to 1948, and began his political career as a Democrat
elected to the 81st
, 82nd
, and 83rd United States Congress
es, serving from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1955. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1954 and was defeated for the Democratic nomination in 1961 to fill a vacancy in the 87th United States Congress
. He resumed his career in the insurance field, and in 1965, was appointed to head a Federal Job Corps Center in Oregon
. In this capacity, he organized and directed a Center at Malheur Wildlife Refuge and was director of Center offices in Portland, Oregon
.
He died in Tucson, Arizona on September 6, 1969, and willed his body to University of Arizona College of Medicine for research purposes.
United States House of Representatives
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from Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
.
Biography
Patten was born in Husted, ColoradoColorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
on October 6, 1907. In 1916, he moved to Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
. He graduated from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
in 1930, and was a coach and teacher of physical education in Tucson High School in 1931 and 1932. He served as director of recreation for the city of Tucson and city schools from 1933 to 1939, and was the State director of recreation in 1939 and 1940.
Entering military service with the Seventh Cavalry Regiment as a first lieutenant
First Lieutenant
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in August 1940, he was transferred to the Air Corps in 1941 and spent thirty-one months on foreign service in Africa
Africa
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and Italy
Italy
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. He was discharged as a major
Major
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on November 21, 1945, and retired July 1, 1960, as a lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
in the Air Force Reserve.
He worked as a life insurance
Life insurance
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agent in Phoenix from 1946 to 1948, and began his political career as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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elected to the 81st
81st United States Congress
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, 82nd
82nd United States Congress
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, and 83rd United States Congress
83rd United States Congress
The Eighty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1955, during the first two years...
es, serving from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1955. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1954 and was defeated for the Democratic nomination in 1961 to fill a vacancy in the 87th United States Congress
87th United States Congress
-House of Representatives :-Senate:* President: Richard Nixon , until January 20, 1961** Lyndon Johnson , from January 20, 1961* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden -House of Representatives:...
. He resumed his career in the insurance field, and in 1965, was appointed to head a Federal Job Corps Center in Oregon
Oregon
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. In this capacity, he organized and directed a Center at Malheur Wildlife Refuge and was director of Center offices in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
.
He died in Tucson, Arizona on September 6, 1969, and willed his body to University of Arizona College of Medicine for research purposes.