Matthew C. Paterson
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Matthew Charles Paterson (d. January 26, 1846) was an American lawyer and politician from New York
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from Columbia College
in 1819.
In 1840, he delivered An Address on Primary Education (42 pages) before the Columbia Peithologian Society
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He was New York County District Attorney
from June 1844 until his death in January 1846.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
He graduated A.M.Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from Columbia College
Columbia College of Columbia University
Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University, situated on the university's main campus in Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1754 by the Church of England as King's College, receiving a Royal Charter from King George II...
in 1819.
In 1840, he delivered An Address on Primary Education (42 pages) before the Columbia Peithologian Society
Peithologian Society
The Peithologian Society was an undergraduate literary organization at Columbia University. It was founded in 1806, four years after Columbia's first literary group, the Philolexian Society, by freshmen who were disenfranchised by Philolexian's requirement that its members be upperclassmen...
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He was New York County District Attorney
New York County District Attorney
The New York County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for New York County , New York. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of New York state laws....
from June 1844 until his death in January 1846.
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 377; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- Death notice in The Golden Rule (issue of January 31, 1846; page 78)