Thomas Gedney Patten (September 12, 1861 – February 23, 1939) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1911 to 1917.
Thomas Gedney Patten
Born
(1861-09-12)September 12, 1861
New York City
Died
February 23, 1939(1939-02-23) (aged 77)
Education
Mount Pleasant Academy, Columbia College, Columbia Law School
Known for
President of the New York & Long Branch Steamboat Co., Postmaster of New York City
He engaged in the shipping business and subsequently operated a fleet of tugboats in New York Harbor. He served as president of the New York & Long Branch Steamboat Co.
thomas, patten, thomas, gedney, patten, september, 1861, february, 1939, american, lawyer, politician, served, three, terms, representative, from, york, from, 1911, 1917, thomas, gedney, pattenborn, 1861, september, 1861new, york, citydiedfebruary, 1939, 1939,. Thomas Gedney Patten September 12 1861 February 23 1939 was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U S Representative from New York from 1911 to 1917 Thomas Gedney PattenBorn 1861 09 12 September 12 1861New York CityDiedFebruary 23 1939 1939 02 23 aged 77 EducationMount Pleasant Academy Columbia College Columbia Law SchoolKnown forPresident of the New York amp Long Branch Steamboat Co Postmaster of New York CityOfficeMember of the U S House of RepresentativesPolitical partyDemocratic Thomas G Patten Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Career 1 1 1 Congress 1 2 Later career and death 2 Reference and source 3 External linksBiography editHe was born in New York City on September 12 1861 Patten attended Mount Pleasant Academy Ossining New York then Columbia College New York City from 1877 to 1879 and Columbia Law School in 1880 1882 Career edit He engaged in the shipping business and subsequently operated a fleet of tugboats in New York Harbor He served as president of the New York amp Long Branch Steamboat Co Congress edit Patten was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty second Sixty third and Sixty fourth Congresses March 4 1911 March 3 1917 He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty fifth Congress He was the Postmaster of New York City from 1917 to 1921 Later career and death edit He moved to Hollywood California in 1922 and served on the staff of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Inc until 1924 when he retired 1 He died in Hollywood California February 23 1939 He was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Los Angeles California Reference and source edit PATTEN Thomas Gedney 1861 1939 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress US House of Representatives Retrieved 2014 01 26 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress United States Congress Thomas G Patten id P000109 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links edit nbsp Media related to Thomas G Patten at Wikimedia Commons U S House of Representatives Preceded byJ Van Vechten Olcott Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 15th congressional district1911 1913 Succeeded byMichael F Conry Preceded byStephen B Ayres Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 18th congressional district1913 1917 Succeeded byGeorge B Francis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas G Patten amp oldid 1182309694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
