George Washington Patterson
| George W. Patterson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 33rd district |
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In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | Nelson I. Norton |
| Succeeded by | Henry Van Aernam |
| Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
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In office 1849–1850 |
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| Governor | Hamilton Fish |
| Preceded by | Hamilton Fish |
| Succeeded by | Sanford E. Church |
| Member of the New York State Assembly | |
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In office 1832, 1833, 1835 – 1840 |
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| Preceded by | Luther Bradish |
| Succeeded by | Peter B. Porter, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
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November 11, 1799 Londonderry, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 1879 (aged 79) Westfield, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westfield Cemetery Westfield, New York |
| Citizenship | US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Dickey Patterson |
| Relations |
William Patterson Augustus Frank |
| Children | George W. Patterson Hannah Whiting Patterson |
| Parents | Thomas Patterson Elizabeth (Wallace) Patterson |
| Alma mater | Pinkerton Academy |
| Profession | Farmer Manufacturer Politician |
George Washington Patterson (November 11, 1799 – October 15, 1879) was an American politician in the U.S. State of New York. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as Lieutenant Governor of New York during the 1800s.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Patterson was the youngest of twelve children born to Thomas and Elizabeth (Wallace) Patterson. He received a common school education and graduated from Pinkerton Academy. At the age of 18 he taught school in New Hampshire for three months before moving to Livingston, New York with his older brother, where they ran a successful business dealing with the manufacture and sale of fanning mills.
Patterson engaged in the manufacture of fanning mills in Genesee County until 1825 when he settled in Leicester, Livingston County, New York and engaged in agricultural pursuits and the manufacture of farming implements. He was commissioner of highways of Leicester, and a justice of the peace.
He served as a member of the New York State Assembly from Livingston County in 1832, 1833, and from 1835 to 1840; Patterson was Speaker in 1839 and 1840. He was basin commissioner at Albany in 1839 and 1840. He moved to Westfield in 1841 to take charge of the Chautauqua land office. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1846.
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