The Life and Times of George Washington Patterson
Author | : Terrence Grant |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2015-10-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781329634008 |
ISBN-13 | : 1329634004 |
Rating | : 4/5 (004 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Life and Times of George Washington Patterson by : Terrence Grant
Download or read book The Life and Times of George Washington Patterson written by Terrence Grant and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of New York Lt. Governor George W. Patterson. Raised in Londonderry, New Hampshire he came to the Genesee Valley in New York in 1818 and rose to assembly speaker before moving to Westfield in Chautauqua County as a Land Agent. He was a friend of William Seward and Thurlow Weed and in 1848 was elected Lt. Govenor with Hamilton Fish as governor. In 1876 he was elected to the House of Representatives.