About Jefferson Patterson
Lived 1891 – 1977 (aged 86). Jefferson Patterson was an American diplomat.
Jefferson Patterson (14 May 1891 – 12 November 1977) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uruguay under Dwight D. Eisenhower, from 1956 to 1958. He married Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson in 1940. He also had assignments in Berlin, Belgium, Egypt, Greece, and the UN Special Committee on the Balkans. He also wrote a book, Diplomatic Duty and Diversion. Patterson additionally worked at the U.S. Embassy in Paris during World War II, and was in charge of French prisoners of war before the transfer of protecting power from the United States to Vichy France.
He graduated from Yale College and Harvard Law School.
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Who was Jefferson Patterson?
American diplomat (1891-1977)
When was Jefferson Patterson born?
Jefferson Patterson was born on 14 May 1891.
When did Jefferson Patterson die?
Jefferson Patterson died on 12 November 1977.
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Jefferson Patterson was a diplomat.
What nationality was Jefferson Patterson?
Jefferson Patterson was American.
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