Horace D. Patch (August 7, 1814 – June 22, 1862) was an American politician. Born in

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, Patch went to

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. He then practiced law in Ohio. In 1843, Patch moved to Whitewater and then to

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, Wisconsin Territory. He then moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1848 and practiced law. He served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 as a

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. He also served in local government offices. Patch then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1852. In 1861, Patch recruited the

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during the American Civil War, where he served as a captain. He was wounded in the

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and died in Corinth, Mississippi as a result of his wounds.''The Convention of 1846-Collections of the State Historical Society'', Milo Milton Quaife: 1918, Biographical Sketch of Horace D. Patch, p. 786.

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