Life Span
to
Dickinson Connection
Class of 1828
Life Summary
Full name
Benjamin Patton
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
4
Family
Benjamin Patton (father), Phoebe Wheeler Patton (mother), Mathilda Helfenstein (wife)
Education
Dickinson (Carlisle College)
Occupation
Attorney or Judge
Businessman
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
Buchanan Administration (1857-61)
Federal Court
State legislature
State judge
Local government