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27, 1873, but the resolution was not adopted, and after his term expired an investigation showed hiui to be blameless. He was regent of the Smithsonian Institution, 18G3-66; a delegate to tlie Pliiladelphia Loyalists' convention, 18G6 ; was again a representative in the state legislature in 1877-78, and state superintendent of public in- struction, 1880-93. He delivered the oration at tiie unveiling of the soldiers' monument at Mari- etta, Ohio, in 1880. The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by Iowa college in 1868. He died in Hanover, N.H., May 4, 1893.

PATTERSON, John James, senator, was born in Waterloo. Pa., Aug. 8, 1830; son of William Hart and Mary Ann Moore (Wilson) Patterson; grandson of John and Isabella (Lyon) Patterson, and of George and Isabella (White) Wilson ; and a descendant of John Patterson, who came from the north of Ireland in 1701 and settled at Trappe, Pa., and of Samuel Wilson who settled in Cliester county. Pa., about 1680. He was graduated from Jeflferson college. Pa., in 1848. He was a Whig in politics and an editor by profession ; edited the Jiuiiata Sentinel at Mifflintown, Pa., during the presidential campaign of 1852 ; the Harrishurg Tele(jraph, 1853-63, and became a banker and rail- road president. He was a Republican representa- tive in the Pennsj'lvania legislature, 1859-61, and served in the Federal army on the staff of Gen. E. C. Williams. In 1869 he removed to South Carolina. He was a Republican U.S. senator from South Carolina, 1873-79, and was not a candidate for re-election. He subsequently removed to Mifflintown, Pa., where he engaged in rail- roading. He was married first. Jan. 30, 1855, to Leucretia Eliza Moore, who died Jan. 8, 1884 ; secondly, Nov. 21, 1887, to Mildred May Franks of Wisconsin, who died Nov. 19, 1889. and thirdly, Feb. 15, 1893, to Flora Marcella Warford of PhiV adelpliia. Pa.

PATTERSON, Josiah, representative, was born in Morgan county, Ala., April 14, 1837 ; son of Malcolm and Mary (Deloach) Patterson, and grandson of Alexander Patterson, a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and of John Deloach. He attended the academy at Somerville, Ala., taught school, and was admitted to the bar in 1859. He was mirried in 1859 to Josephine, daughter of Judge Green P. and Ann Eliza (Turner) Rice of Alabama. He practised in Morgan county, 1859- 61, and in 1861 entered the Confederate army as 1st lieutenant in the 1st Alabama cavalry. He commanded a company at the battle of Shiloh ; was promoted captain in May and colonel of the 5th Alabama regiment in December. 1862 ; ope- rated in middle Tennessee and northern Alabama in 1863 : commanded the di.strict of North Ala- bama in 1864 and the post at Corinth in Decem- ber, 1864. He addressed the people of northern

Alabama after the retreat of the army from Ten- nessee, and induced thousands to rejoin the Con- federate army. He was captured at the battle of Selma, but escaping, reorganized his regiment and served until forced to surrender, April 19, 1865. He resumed the practice of law in Morgan county in 1865, removed to Florence, Ala., in 1867, and to Memphis, Tenn., in 1872. He was a representative in the state legislature in 1882 ; a presidential elector from the state at large on the Democratic ticket in 1888, and was defeated as candidate for governor in 1890. He was a Demo- cratic representative from the tenth Tennessee district in the 52d, 53d and 54th congresses, 1891-97.

PATTERSON, Malcolm Rice, representative, was born in Somerville, Ala., June 7, 1861 ; son of Josiah (q.v.) and Josephine (Rice) Patterson. He was graduated from the Christian Brothers college, Memphis, Tenn., A.M., and took a special library course at Vanderbilt university, Nash- ville. He was admitted to the bar in 1883 ; prac- ticed in Memphis, and was elected district attor- ney for Shelby county in 1894, for a term of eight years. He resigned, Sept. 10, 1900, on being, nominated for congress, and was a Democratic representative from the tenth Tennessee district in the 57th and 58th congresses, 1901-05.

PATTERSON, Robert, educator, was born in county Down, Ireland, May 30, 1743. He immi- grated to the United States in 1768 and settled in Pennsylvania, where he was employed as a teacher. He was principal of the academy at Wilmington, Del., in 1774, and upon the out- break of the Revolutionary war volunteered in the patriot army. He served as military instruc- tor, adjutant, assistant surgeon, and brigade major. He was married to Anne Hunter Ewing of Philadelpliia ; was professor of mathematics in the Universit\'of Pennsylvania, 1782-1813, and served as vice-provost of the university, 1810-13. He was a member of the select council of Phila- delphia and was elected its president in 1799. He was appointed in 1805 by President Jefferson di- rector of the U. S. Mint, and served in that capacity until his death. He was elected a mem- ber of the American Philosophical society in 1783 and was its president, 1819-24. The honor- ary degree of A.]\L was conferred on him by the University of Pennsylvania in 1787 and that of LL.D. in 1819. He is the autlior of : The Nexr- tonian System (1808); A Treatise on Arithmetic (1819), besides many articles in the Ti-ansactions of the American Philosophical Society; and ed- ited James Ferguson's Lectures on Mechanics (2 vols.. 1806); Ferguson's Astronomy (1809), and John Webster's Natural Philosophy, with a me- moir of the author (1809). He died in Philadel- phia, Pa.. July 22, 1824.