About Thomas J. Paterson
Lived 1805 – 1885 (aged 79). Thomas J. Paterson was an American politician.
Thomas Jefferson Paterson, sometimes misspelled Patterson, (April 10, 1805 – February 15, 1885), was a U.S. representative from New York.
Paterson was born in Lisle, New York, and attended public schools.
Paterson was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-Eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). He was engaged as a land agent in Rochester, New York.
State Senator John E. Paterson (1800–1885) was his brother; Congressman John Paterson (1744–1808) and State Senator Caleb Hyde were his grandfathers.
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Who was Thomas J. Paterson?
American politician (1805-1885)
When was Thomas J. Paterson born?
Thomas J. Paterson was born on 10 April 1805 in Lisle.
When did Thomas J. Paterson die?
Thomas J. Paterson died on 15 February 1885 in Rochester.
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Thomas J. Paterson was a politician.
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Thomas J. Paterson was American.
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