Thomas Jefferson Paterson | |
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| Born | April 10, 1805 Lisle, New York |
| Died | February 15, 1885 (aged 79) |
| Office | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives |
| Political party | Whig |
| Relatives | Brother: State Senator John E. Paterson (born 1800) |
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 (born 1800) was his brother; Congressman John Paterson (1744–1808) and State Senator Caleb Hyde were his grandfathers.
External links[edit]
- United States Congress. "Thomas J. Paterson (id: P000129)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Thomas J. Paterson at Find a Grave
