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John Patton

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Born: January 6, 1823

Birthplace: Covington, Pennsylvania

Father:
Captain John Patton Sr. 1783 – 1848
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​

Mother: Susanna “Susan” Antes 1791 – 1883
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​

1st​ Wife: Catherine Moore Ennis 1827 – 1855
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​

2nd​ Wife: Honora Jane “Nora” Foley 1839 – 1898
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​

Children:

William Irvin Patton 1848 – 1856​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​
John Patton III 1850 – 1907​
(Buried: Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan)​
Alexander Ennis Patton 1852 – 1904​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​
Susanna R. Patton 1855 – 1855​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​
U.S. Congressman Charles Emory Patton 1859 – 1937​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​
Francis Guerney Patton 1861 – 1917​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​
Mary Patton Russell 1863 – 1942​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​
Abraham Lincoln Patton 1865 – 1872​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​
Anna Maria Patton 1867 – 1880​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​
William Foley Patton 1869 – 1911​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​
Jane Irvin Patton 1872 – 1876​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​
Honora Jane Patton Gros 1876 – 1962​
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania)​

Political Party: Republican Party

Occupation before War:


1844 – 1860: Mercantile and Lumber Businessman in Pennsylvania​
1852: Pennsylvania Delegate to Whig Party National Convention​
1860: Pennsylvania Delegate to Republican Party National Convention​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania​
1861 – 1863: Member of House Agriculture Committee​
1861 – 1863: Missed 320 Votes while serving as U.S. Congressman​
1862: Declined to be a candidate for reelection as U.S. Congressman​
1864: Organizer of First National Bank of Curwensville, Pennsylvania​
1864 – 1897: President of First National Bank of Curwensville​

Occupation after War:

1864 – 1897: President of First National Bank of Curwensville​
1887 – 1889: United States Congressman from Pennsylvania​
1887 – 1889: Member of House Agriculture Committee​

Died: December 23, 1897

Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 74 years old

Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Pennsylvania
 
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