James Patterson (New Jersey politician)

American politician

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James Patterson (March 25, 1794 – May 2, 1867) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served as director of the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey Legislative Council.

Biography

A son of Jehu Patterson, James Patterson was born in Middletown Township, New Jersey on March 25, 1794.

Elected as a Democrat to the Legislative Council in 1841, Patterson served through 1844; that year he was elected Vice President of Council, a position held a decade earlier by his father.

In 1845, Patterson was elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders representing Middletown Township. At the May 14, 1851 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Director of the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders, and served as director through May 9, 1855 when he left the board.

Patterson returned to the state legislature in 1860, when he was elected to the General Assembly; he was reelected in 1861.

James Patterson died on May 2, 1867.

Five sons would serve in public office, namely, Jehu, James and C. Ewing, who each would serve as county clerk; John, sheriff; and Samuel, freeholder.

Notes and references

Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1911; Thomas F. Fitzgerald
Minutes, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1926; Thomas F. Fitzgerald

Political offices
Preceded byWilliam Chetwood	Vice President of the New Jersey Legislative Council 1844	Succeeded byJohn C. Smallwood (as President of the New Jersey Senate)
Preceded byBenjamin I. Lafetra	Monmouth County Freeholder Director 1851-1855	Succeeded byHenry Howland

v t e Vice presidents of the New Jersey Legislative Council
Stevens Cox Dickinson Hooper Lawrence Henderson Lawrence Linn Anderson Lambert Little Anderson Elmer E. Seeley Ward Clark Schureman Clark Kennedy Upson Stryker Bateman Cook Newbold Condict E. P. Seeley Dickerson Jehu Patterson Sitgreaves Munn Parsons Porter Cassedy Chetwood James Patterson

v t e Directors of the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners
Chairmen of the Board of Justices and Freeholders	Holmes Lawrence Holmes
Directors of the Board of Chosen Freeholders	Little Allen Lloyd Evilman J. P. Conover W. I. Conover Ely J. I. Conover Lippincott B. Lafetra J. Patterson Howland T. Lafetra Butcher Bennett A. Patterson Haight Boud Hathaway Fields Heyer Guire W. B. Conover Corlies C. Wyckoff Bergen Newcomb R. Wyckoff Mayer Murphy Parkes Irwin Gumbs Larrison Larrison Larrison Powers Burry Burry Clifton Arnone

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