Charles Emory Patton, U.S. Congress

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Charles Emory Patton (July 5, 1859 – December 15, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Patton and the brother of John Patton, Jr..

Patton was born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania and attended the common schools. He graduated from Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1878 and engaged in the lumber business. He owned and operated the Curwensville Electric Co., and then engaged in the construction contracting business. He was director of the Curwensville National Bank, a member of the school board, serving as president, and a member of the city council, and served as burgess.

He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses, serving from March 4, 1911 to March 3, 1915. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914. He was appointed secretary of agriculture for the State of Pennsylvania October 15, 1915, and served in this capacity until January 22, 1920.

He retired to a farm near West Grove, Pennsylvania and resumed his interest in agricultural pursuits. He died on his estate, aged 78, and is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Curwensville.

US Congressman. Born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Dickinson Seminary, in 1878, engaged in the lumber business, owned the Curwensville Electric Company and was director of the Curwensville National Bank. In 1911, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses, serving until 1915. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was appointed Secretary of Agriculture for the State of Pennsylvania, in 1915 and served in that capacity until he retired in 1920. He died at age 78 on his estate in West Grove, Pennsylvania. (bio by: [fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46568383" target="_blank John "J-Cat" Griffith)] Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Dec 19, 2000

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