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Life Summary
Full name
James Willis Patterson
Place of Birth
Burial Place
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
2
Family
William Patterson (father), Frances Shepard Patterson (mother), Sarah Parker Wilder (wife)
Other Education
Dartmouth College (NH)
Occupation
Politician
Educator
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Republican
Other Affiliation
Smithsonian Institution
Government
US Senate
US House of Representatives
State legislature
Other state government
