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John Paterson (referee)
John Paterson may refer to: Politics *John Paterson (New York politician) (1744–1808), American soldier and politician *John E. Paterson (1800–?), New York politician *John Paterson (Cape politician) (1822–1880), politician and businessman of the Cape Colony *John Paterson (Australian politician) (1831–1871), Australian politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly *John Guthrie Paterson (1902–1986), Australian politician in the New South Wales Legislative Council *Sir John Paterson, 3rd Baronet (c. 1730–1782), British politician Religion *John Paterson (bishop of Ross) (1604–1679), father of the archbishop of Glasgow *John Paterson (archbishop of Glasgow) (1632–1708), Bishop of Galloway, Bishop of Edinburgh *John Paterson (missionary) (1776–1855), Scottish missionary in Scandinavia and the Russian Empire *John Paterson (priest) (1938–2005), Anglican Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin *John Paterson (bishop of Auckland) (born 1945), bishop of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Paterson (New York Politician)
John Paterson (often spelled Patterson) (1744 – July 19, 1808) was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and a U.S. Congressman from New York. Early life Paterson was born in 1744 in either Farmington or New Britain in the Connecticut Colony. His mother was Ruth (Bird) Paterson, and his father Colonel John Paterson (1708–1762), was a militia veteran of the French and Indian War, who died during the Siege of Havana. He graduated from Yale College in 1762, studied law, attained admission to the bar, and practiced in New Britain. He was a justice of the peace in New Britain until 1774, when he moved to Lenox, Massachusetts. Paterson was elected to the Lenox board of selectmen and as a town assessor. The town's proprietor's also chose him to serve as their clerk, which required him to maintain records of land transactions and ownership. He was elected to represent Lenox in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in both 1774 and 1775 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
