Azel Wilder Patten (October 20, 1828 – January 15, 1902) was an American manufacturer and politician. Born in

Billerica, Massachusetts Billerica (, ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 42,119 according to the 2020 census. It takes its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England. History In the early 1630s, a Praying Indian ...

, Patten moved to

Neenah, Wisconsin Neenah () is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, in the north central United States. It is situated on the banks of Lake Winnebago, Little Lake Butte des Morts, and the Fox River, approximately forty miles (60 km) southwest of Green ...

in 1856 and was in the flour mill and lumber business. Later, Patten was involved with the paper-making business. In 1870, Patten served on the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors, in 1870, and was a

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. Patten then served in the

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in 1872. Patten died at his home in

Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton ( mez, Ahkōnemeh) is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. One of the Fox Cities, it is situated on the Fox River, southwest of Green Bay and north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the c ...

."A. W. Patten Dead" ''Oshkosh Daily Northwestern'', January 15, 1902, p. 1.

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