Samuel H. Patterson
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Samuel H. Patterson was an American
Democratic Party
politician from New Jersey
, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
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A son of James Patterson
, and grandson of Jehu Patterson, Samuel Patterson was born about 1838 in Middletown, New Jersey.
In 1870, he was elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders representing Middletown Township. He would serve three, one-year terms.
Samuel H. Patterson died on December 2, 1884.
In addition to his father and grandfather, four brothers also served in public office, namely, Jehu, James and C. Ewing, who each would serve as county clerk, and John, sheriff
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politician from New Jersey
New Jersey
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, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
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A son of James Patterson
James Patterson (New Jersey)
James Patterson was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey Legislative Council....
, and grandson of Jehu Patterson, Samuel Patterson was born about 1838 in Middletown, New Jersey.
In 1870, he was elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders representing Middletown Township. He would serve three, one-year terms.
Samuel H. Patterson died on December 2, 1884.
In addition to his father and grandfather, four brothers also served in public office, namely, Jehu, James and C. Ewing, who each would serve as county clerk, and John, sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
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