Draft:Alexander Ennis Patton
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| Born | Alexander Ennis Patton October 20, 1852 |
| Died | September 5, 1904 (aged 51) |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetary Curwensville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Williamsport Dickinson Seminary, Dickinson College, Chester County Military Academy and Phillips Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, industrialist and Politician |
| Title | Pennsylvania State Senator |
| Spouse(s) |
Jennie Mary Wright (died 1884)Mary Boynton Dill
(m. 1888, died 1937) |
| Children | 6 |
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Alexander Ennis Patton (October 20, 1852 – September 5, 1904) was an American politician from Pennsylvania.
Biography[edit]
Early Years[edit]
Patton was the son of John Antes Patton and Catharine Moore Ennis.
Career[edit]
Patton was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate, 34th district, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton counties in 1903 and served until his death in 1904. His committee assignments included Bank and Building and Loan Associations, City Passenger Railways, Corporations, Education, Judiciary Special, Municipal Affairs, Public Printing Committees.[1]
Personal Life[edit]
Patton was the brother of U.S. Senator John Patton Jr. and U.S Congressional Representative Charles Emory Patton.
Marriages[edit]
Patton married Jennie Mary Wright in 1875, and they had two children, Katherine Margery and Henry Joseph "H.J.".
Patton married Mary Boynton Dill in 1888 and had four children, two of whom died childbirth. Surviving children were Alexander Ennis Jr. and Edith Dill.[2]
Death[edit]
Patton died September 5, 1904 (age, 51) of heart disease while playing cards at neighbors. He died after lingering for 24 hours. He is interred in the Oak Hill Cemetary in his hometown of Curwensville, Pennsylvania.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.library.pasen.gov/people/member-biography?id=5333%7C Pennsylvania State Senate Libary
- ^ "Alexander Ennis Patton (1852-1904) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
- ^ Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, 9 September 1904, volume 38, number 36.