John Patterson (Ohio)
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John Patterson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
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John Patterson (half brother of Pennsylvania
congressman Thomas Patterson) was born in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania
. He moved with his parents to Pattersons Mills, Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania
, in 1778. He attended the common schools, and moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio
. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and served as the first mayor of St. Clairsville in 1807 and 1808. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives
in 1807 and 1808. He served in the Ohio State Senate from 1815 to 1818. He was associate judge of the court of common pleas of Belmont County, Ohio
, from February 1810 to February 1815. Ohio Presidential elector in 1816 for James Monroe
. He was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth
Congress. He was engaged in the hardware business and in agricultural pursuits. He died in St. Clairsville in 1848. Interment in Union Cemetery.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
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John Patterson (half brother of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
congressman Thomas Patterson) was born in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania
Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania
Little Britain Township is a township in southeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,514 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Solanco School District.-History:...
. He moved with his parents to Pattersons Mills, Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania
Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania
Cross Creek Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,685 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, in 1778. He attended the common schools, and moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio
St. Clairsville, Ohio
St. Clairsville is a city in Belmont County, Ohio in the United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,057 at the 2000 census. This county seat of Belmont County has been nicknamed "Paradise on the Hill." St. Clairsville was named after...
. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and served as the first mayor of St. Clairsville in 1807 and 1808. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
in 1807 and 1808. He served in the Ohio State Senate from 1815 to 1818. He was associate judge of the court of common pleas of Belmont County, Ohio
Belmont County, Ohio
Belmont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 70,400. Its county seat is St. Clairsville...
, from February 1810 to February 1815. Ohio Presidential elector in 1816 for James Monroe
James Monroe
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States . Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation...
. He was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth
18th United States Congress
The Eighteenth 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. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth...
Congress. He was engaged in the hardware business and in agricultural pursuits. He died in St. Clairsville in 1848. Interment in Union Cemetery.