Preceded by William J. Browning Role American Politician Nationality American Party Republican Party | Political party Republican Name Francis Patterson, | |
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Full Name Francis Ford Patterson, Jr. Born July 30, 1867
Newark, New Jersey ( 1867-07-30 ) Died November 30, 1935, Merchantville, New Jersey, United States | ||
Succeeded by Charles A. Wolverton | ||
Francis Ford Patterson Jr. (July 30, 1867 – November 30, 1935) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1920 to 1927.
Life and career
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Patterson moved with his parents to Woodbury, New Jersey, in 1874. where he attended the public schools. He was employed in a newspaper office at the age of 13, and moved to Camden, New Jersey, in 1882. Patterson was connected with the Camden Courier from 1883–1890, was editor of The Philadelphia Record 1890–1894, and was owner and publisher of the Camden Post-Telegram from 1894–1923. He served as president of the West Jersey Trust Co. 1916–1925, and as director of the West Jersey Title Co. 1920–1925. He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1900, and was County clerk of Camden County from 1900–1920. He served as delegate to the 1920 Republican National Convention.
Patterson was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William J. Browning. He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh, Sixty-eighth, and Sixty-ninth Congresses and served from November 2, 1920, to March 3, 1927, but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1926.
After leaving Congress, he engaged in banking, serving as president of the West Jersey Parkside Trust Co., of Camden, New Jersey, until his death in Merchantville, New Jersey, on November 30, 1935. He was interred in Colestown Cemetery, in what is now Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey.
His great-grandson is actor Scott Patterson.