Jefferson Patterson (14 May 1891–12 November 1977) was an American diplomat who served as

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under

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, from 1956 to 1958. He married Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson in 1940. He also had assignments in

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, and the UN Special Committee on the

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. He also wrote a book, ''Diplomatic Duty and Diversion''. Patterson additionally worked at the U.S. Embassy in Paris during

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, and was in charge of

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before the transfer of protecting power from the United States to

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Family

*His father, Frank Jefferson Patterson, co-founded

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. *Mother, Julia Shaw Patterson Carnell (1863-1944). She later married Harry G. Carnell (1858–1931). *Sister, Mary Patterson Davidson (1894-1950), married to Major General Howard C. Davidson (1890-1984). *Wife, Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson.

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External links

Biography from the Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum websiteJefferson Patterson papers, 1824-1981, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
1891 births 1977 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Uruguay People from Dayton, Ohio Place of death missing {{US-diplomat-stub