Thomas Patterson (October 1, 1764 – November 16, 1841) was a member of the

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. Thomas Patterson (half brother of John Patterson) was born in

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. He moved with his parents to Pattersons Mills, Pennsylvania, in 1778. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and operated a flour mill. He served as a major general of militia in the

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. Patterson was elected as a Republican to the

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Congress and the two succeeding Congresses and reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress. He did not seek renomination in 1824. He resumed former business pursuits and died in

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, in 1841. Interment in West Middletown Cemetery in West Middletown, Pennsylvania.

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1764 births 1841 deaths American militiamen in the War of 1812 American militia generals Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub