Andrew Oliphant Patterson (1825–1887) was an American politician.

Patterson was a Washington County, Pennsylvania, native born in 1825, who attended Jefferson College. After passing the bar in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Patterson moved to Muscatine, Iowa, to practice law. He also served as president of the First National Bank of Muscatine. In 1855, Patterson married Mary Ann Elliott.[1][2]

Patterson was a member of the Iowa Senate from 11 January 1858 to 14 May 1861, representing District 19 until 8 January 1860, and District 14 thereafter, as a Democrat. He began moving to Golden, Colorado, in 1859, and his family joined him in 1861. Patterson subsequently vacated his Iowa Senate seat, and was replaced by Joseph A. Green. In Colorado, Patterson was elected to represent Larimer and Weld counties in the first Colorado Territorial Legislature of 1864, but he did not assume the office. The following year, he was elected to the fourth Colorado Territorial Legislature by Jefferson County residents. In 1870, Patterson was secretary of the Legislative Council, and in 1876, served as justice of the peace for Clear Creek County.[1][2]

Patterson died in Golden on 6 March 1887.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Senator Andrew Oliphant Patterson". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Andrew Oliphant Patterson". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.