George W. Patterson

George W. Patterson (December 16, 1857 – February 7, 1932) was an American businessman and politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Ohio, he was a Republican member of the Oregon State Senate in the 1890s.

Early life George W. Patterson was born on December 16, 1857, in Belmont County, Ohio, to David Patterson and Eunice Starbuck. About 1879 he moved to Oregon, settling in Washington County at Hillsboro. Patterson also served as president of the Hillsboro Club. He was re-elected the next year, but the following year he was not re-elected during the city's main election. In the Senate, he served on the Horticulture Committee, Railroads Committee, and in 1899 was chair of the committee on enrolled bills.

Later life and death He also owned land near Yamhill, Oregon, and Terrebonne, Oregon. Wife Charlotte died on October 24, 1926. George Patterson died on February 7, 1932, in Everett, Washington, at the age of 74.