Archibald Holly Patterson (May 31, 1898, in
Uniondale, New York
Uniondale is a census-designated place (CDP), as well as a suburb in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, New York (state), New York, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead, New York, Town of Hempstead. The population was 32,473 at the 2020 ...
,
United States
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– September 20, 1980) was the
Republican
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county executive of
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2020 U.S. census, Nassau County's population is 1,395,774. The county seat is Mineola and the largest town is Hempstead.
Nassau County is situated on western Long Island ...
, from 1953 to 1962. He had previously served as presiding
supervisor
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of the town of
Hempstead.
A nursing home in
Uniondale is named for Patterson as well as the school library at
Nassau Community College
Nassau Community College (NCC) is a public community college in Uniondale, New York, using the Garden City, New York ZIP Code. It was founded in 1959 and is part of the State University of New York.
History
Nassau Community College was cre ...
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1898 births
1980 deaths
Town supervisors in New York (state)
Nassau County Executives
New York (state) Republicans
20th-century American politicians
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