John Egleston Paterson (born March 17, 1800 in Lisle,

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; died before 1885) was an American farmer, lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was the son of Josiah Lee Paterson (1766–1846), a farmer, and Clarissa (Hyde) Paterson (1767–1837). In 1813, the family removed to a farm in the area which was separated in 1817 as the Town of Ogden, then in Genesee County, since 1821 in

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. On February 1, 1827, he married Elizabeth Sheldon (1805–1828), removed to Parma Center, and engaged there in mercantile pursuits. About three years later he abandoned this and returned to farming instead. He was for decades a

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. He was elected Supervisor of the Town of Parma from 1834 to 1837, in 1851 and in 1853. He was an associate judge of the Monroe County Court from 1844 to 1847. Afterwards he was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Parma. Paterson joined the

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in 1848, and the Republican Party upon its foundation in 1855. He was a member of the

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from 1856 to 1859, sitting in the 79th, 80th, 81st and

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. Congressman Thomas J. Paterson (1805–1885) was his brother; Congressman John Paterson (1744–1808) and State Senator Caleb Hyde were his grandfathers. Paterson was described as having died before his brother Thomas."Death of Hon. Thomas J. Paterson at St. Mary's Hospital", ''Rochester Democrat and Chronicle'' (February 14, 1885), p. 7.

References

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pg. 442)
''Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1859''
by William D. Murray (pg. 80ff)
''Hyde Genealogy''
compiled by

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(1863; pg. 270) 1800 births Year of death missing Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Lisle, New York Town supervisors in New York (state) New York (state) state court judges People from Parma, New York People from Ogden, New York New York (state) Free Soilers {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub