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Rh G8-'9, and again in 1879-80, and from 1880 till his death was governor of the central branch of the Na- tional home for disabled volunteer soldiers in Ohio.

PATTEN, John, member of the Continental congress, b. in Kent county, Del., in 1746; d. in Dover, Del., 17 June, 1801. He joined the Con- tinental army at the beginning of the Revolution, was commissioned major, 14 Dec, 1779, and fought in almost every battle from Long Island to Cam- den, at which he was taken prisoner. He served in the Continental congress in 1785-'6, and in the 3d congress in 1793-'4, but his seat was successfully contested in the latter year. He was returned at the next election and served till 1797.

PATTEN, William, clergyman, b. in Halifax, Mass., in 1763 ; d. in Hartford, Conn., 9 March, 1839. He was graduated at Dartmouth in 1780, studied divinity, and was pastor of the 2d Congre- gational church at Newport, R. I., from 1786 till 1833. He received the degree of D. D. from Brown in 1807, and was one of its overseers from 1790 till his death. Dr. Patten published several separate ser- mons ; " Christianity the True Religion," a reply to Thomas Paine (1795) ; •' Memoir of Mrs. Ruth Patten," his mother, and the daughter of Rev. Eleazar Wheelock (1834) ; and " Reminiscences of Rev. Samuel Plopkins" (1843). — His son, William Samuel, lawyer, b. in Newport, R. I., in 1800; d. in Providence, R. I., 27 Dec, 1873, was graduated at Brown in 1818, studied law. and, after practising in Newport, removed to Providence, where from 1831 till his death he was cashier in the Manufac- turers' bank. He was twice president of the city common council, thrice in the legislature, and its speaker in 1847-"8, and was one of the founders of the Providence athenajum, of which he was pr.esi- dent for fourteen years. He became a trustee of Brown in 1856, and after 1867 was its chancellor. — Another son, Creorge Washington, soldier, b. in Newport, R. I., 25 Dec, 1808 : d. in Houlton, Me., 28 April, 1882, was graduated at Brown in 1825, and at the U. S. military academy in 1830. Pie served on frontier and garrison duty till the Mexi- can war, was engaged against the Seminole Indians in Florida at various times in 1837-'42, and reached the rank of captain, 18 June, 1846. At the battle of Cerro Gordo, during the war with Mexico, he lost his left hand while storming the heights, and was brevetted major for gallant conduct. At the end of the war impaired health forced him to de- cline a captaincy in the quartermaster's department, and he obtained an absence on sick-leave. After his return to duty in 1850 he served on the frontier till he was made major on 30 April, 1861. and though his disability prevented him from seeing service in the field during the civil war, he ren- dered valuable assistance as a member of various military commissions. He was promoted lieuten- ant-colonel, 7 June, 1862, and on 17 Feb., 1864, re- tired " for disability resulting from long and faith- ful service, and from wound and exposure in the line of duty." Col. Patten achieved some reputa- tion as a writer, and has been called the " poet laureate of the army." His lyrics include " The Seminole's Reply," " Joys that We've Tasted," and " Episode of the Mexican War." which he delivered on 14 Sept., 1878, the thirty-first anniversary of the capture of the city of Mexico. He published in book-form " Army Manual " (3d ed.. New York, 1863) : " Infantry Tactics, Bayonet Drill, and Small- Sword Exercise " (1861) ; " Artillery Drill " (1861) ; "Cavalry Drill and Sabre Exercise" (1863) ; and " Voices of the Border," a collection of his fugitive poems (1867). He also edited Gen. Philip St. George Cooke's " Cavalry Tactics " (1863).

PATTERSON, Daniel Tod, naval officer, b. on Long Island, N. Y., 6 March, 1786; d. in Washing- ton, D. C, 15 Aug., 1839. He entered the U. S. navy as a midshipman in August, 1800, and was attached to the frigate " Philadelphia," under Capt, William Bainbridge when she ran upon a reef off Tripoli, and was taken by a flotilla of gun-boats. Patterson was kept a prisoner in Tripoli until 1805, and in 1807 he was promoted to lieutenant. In 1813 he was made commander, and in 1814 had charge of the naval forces at New Orleans, co-oper- ating ably with Gen. Andrew Jackson, and receiv- ing the thanks of congress. He commanded the flotilla that captured and destroyed the forts and other defences of Jean Lafitte (q. v.) on the island of Barataria. Subsequently he attained the rank of captain, and had charge of the "Constitution" in 1826-8, while on the Mediterranean. In 1828 he was made naval commissioner, and in 1832-'6 he commanded the Mediterranean squadron, after which he was, until his death, commandant of the navy-yard at Washington. — His son, Carlile Pol- lock, superintendent of the coast survey, b. m Shicldsljorough, Miss., 24 Aug., 1816 ; d. near W;ishington. 15 Avig., 1881, was appointed as a midshipman in the U. S. navy in 1830, served in the Mediterranean squadron, retiirned home in 1836, and was graduated at Georgetown college, Ky., as acivil engineer in 1838. Resuming his duties as midshipman, he was assigned to duty in the U. S. coast survey, to which, after a period of sea- service, he returned in 1845, and was placed in charge of a hydrographic party in the Gulf of IMexico, having meanwhile, on 8 Sept.. 1841, at- tained the rank of lieutenant. In 1850 he retired from the navy to accept the command of the Pacific mail steamer " Oregon," in which capacity and other private duties he continued until 1861. He then returned to the survey in the capacity of hydrographic inspector, and so remained until he iH'came superintendent in February, 1874. In his hands the scope of the survey was greatly enlai-ged, and its character as a general geodetic survey be- came fully recognized, and he continued its execu- tive officer imtil his death. Supt. Patterson was chairman of the committee that was appointed in 1869 to examine into the condition of the revenue cutter service, and in 1872 a member of the com- mission that was created to examine and test life- saving apparatus. He also served for many years as a member of the light-house board. He was a member of various societies, and in 1878 received the degree of LL. D. from Amherst. Besides his various reports of special duty, he edited the annual reports of the U. S. coast and geodetic sur- vey during the years of his administration.

PATTERSON, David Trotter, senator, b. in Greene county, Tenn., 28 Feb.. 1819. He was edu- cated at Greeneville college, Tenn.. engaged for a short time in business, and then studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1841. He was elected judps of the circuit court in 1854, and served till 1863. In 1857 he married Martha, daughter of Andrew Johnson. He was elected to the United States senate as a Conservative in 1865, after the recon- struction of Tennessee, and served from 26 July, 1866, till March. 1869.

PATTERSON, George, Canadian clergyman, b. in Pictou, Nova Scotia, 30 April, 1824. He was graduated at Dalhousie college, Halifax, in 1841, studied at the University of Edinburgh, was or- dained to the ministry of the Presbyterian church, and in 1849-76 was pastor of the congregation at Green Hill, Pictou co., N. S. He established the " Eastern Chronicle " in 1843, edited it for three