G8-'9, and again in 1879-80, and from 1880 till his death was governor of the central branch of the Na- tional home for disabled volunteer soldiers in Ohio.
PATTEN, John, member of the Continental
congress, b. in Kent county, Del., in 1746; d. in
Dover, Del., 17 June, 1801. He joined the Con-
tinental army at the beginning of the Revolution,
was commissioned major, 14 Dec, 1779, and fought
in almost every battle from Long Island to Cam-
den, at which he was taken prisoner. He served in
the Continental congress in 1785-'6, and in the 3d
congress in 1793-'4, but his seat was successfully
contested in the latter year. He was returned at
the next election and served till 1797.
PATTEN, William, clergyman, b. in Halifax,
Mass., in 1763 ; d. in Hartford, Conn., 9 March,
1839. He was graduated at Dartmouth in 1780,
studied divinity, and was pastor of the 2d Congre-
gational church at Newport, R. I., from 1786 till
1833. He received the degree of D. D. from Brown in
1807, and was one of its overseers from 1790 till his
death. Dr. Patten published several separate ser-
mons ; " Christianity the True Religion," a reply
to Thomas Paine (1795) ; •' Memoir of Mrs. Ruth
Patten," his mother, and the daughter of Rev.
Eleazar Wheelock (1834) ; and " Reminiscences of
Rev. Samuel Plopkins" (1843). — His son, William
Samuel, lawyer, b. in Newport, R. I., in 1800; d.
in Providence, R. I., 27 Dec, 1873, was graduated
at Brown in 1818, studied law. and, after practising
in Newport, removed to Providence, where from
1831 till his death he was cashier in the Manufac-
turers' bank. He was twice president of the city
common council, thrice in the legislature, and its
speaker in 1847-"8, and was one of the founders of
the Providence athenajum, of which he was pr.esi-
dent for fourteen years. He became a trustee of
Brown in 1856, and after 1867 was its chancellor. —
Another son, Creorge Washington, soldier, b. in
Newport, R. I., 25 Dec, 1808 : d. in Houlton, Me.,
28 April, 1882, was graduated at Brown in 1825,
and at the U. S. military academy in 1830. Pie
served on frontier and garrison duty till the Mexi-
can war, was engaged against the Seminole Indians
in Florida at various times in 1837-'42, and reached
the rank of captain, 18 June, 1846. At the battle
of Cerro Gordo, during the war with Mexico, he
lost his left hand while storming the heights, and
was brevetted major for gallant conduct. At the
end of the war impaired health forced him to de-
cline a captaincy in the quartermaster's department,
and he obtained an absence on sick-leave. After
his return to duty in 1850 he served on the frontier
till he was made major on 30 April, 1861. and
though his disability prevented him from seeing
service in the field during the civil war, he ren-
dered valuable assistance as a member of various
military commissions. He was promoted lieuten-
ant-colonel, 7 June, 1862, and on 17 Feb., 1864, re-
tired " for disability resulting from long and faith-
ful service, and from wound and exposure in the
line of duty." Col. Patten achieved some reputa-
tion as a writer, and has been called the " poet
laureate of the army." His lyrics include " The
Seminole's Reply," " Joys that We've Tasted," and
" Episode of the Mexican War." which he delivered
on 14 Sept., 1878, the thirty-first anniversary of the
capture of the city of Mexico. He published in
book-form " Army Manual " (3d ed.. New York,
1863) : " Infantry Tactics, Bayonet Drill, and Small-
Sword Exercise " (1861) ; " Artillery Drill " (1861) ;
"Cavalry Drill and Sabre Exercise" (1863) ; and
" Voices of the Border," a collection of his fugitive
poems (1867). He also edited Gen. Philip St. George
Cooke's " Cavalry Tactics " (1863).
PATTERSON, Daniel Tod, naval officer, b. on
Long Island, N. Y., 6 March, 1786; d. in Washing-
ton, D. C, 15 Aug., 1839. He entered the U. S.
navy as a midshipman in August, 1800, and was
attached to the frigate " Philadelphia," under Capt,
William Bainbridge when she ran upon a reef off
Tripoli, and was taken by a flotilla of gun-boats.
Patterson was kept a prisoner in Tripoli until 1805,
and in 1807 he was promoted to lieutenant. In
1813 he was made commander, and in 1814 had
charge of the naval forces at New Orleans, co-oper-
ating ably with Gen. Andrew Jackson, and receiv-
ing the thanks of congress. He commanded the
flotilla that captured and destroyed the forts and
other defences of Jean Lafitte (q. v.) on the island
of Barataria. Subsequently he attained the rank
of captain, and had charge of the "Constitution"
in 1826-8, while on the Mediterranean. In 1828
he was made naval commissioner, and in 1832-'6 he
commanded the Mediterranean squadron, after
which he was, until his death, commandant of the
navy-yard at Washington. — His son, Carlile Pol-
lock, superintendent of the coast survey, b. m
Shicldsljorough, Miss., 24 Aug., 1816 ; d. near
W;ishington. 15 Avig., 1881, was appointed as a
midshipman in the U. S. navy in 1830, served in
the Mediterranean squadron, retiirned home in
1836, and was graduated at Georgetown college,
Ky., as acivil engineer in 1838. Resuming his duties
as midshipman, he was assigned to duty in the
U. S. coast survey, to which, after a period of sea-
service, he returned in 1845, and was placed in
charge of a hydrographic party in the Gulf of
IMexico, having meanwhile, on 8 Sept.. 1841, at-
tained the rank of lieutenant. In 1850 he retired
from the navy to accept the command of the Pacific
mail steamer " Oregon," in which capacity and
other private duties he continued until 1861. He
then returned to the survey in the capacity of
hydrographic inspector, and so remained until he
iH'came superintendent in February, 1874. In his
hands the scope of the survey was greatly enlai-ged,
and its character as a general geodetic survey be-
came fully recognized, and he continued its execu-
tive officer imtil his death. Supt. Patterson was
chairman of the committee that was appointed in
1869 to examine into the condition of the revenue
cutter service, and in 1872 a member of the com-
mission that was created to examine and test life-
saving apparatus. He also served for many years
as a member of the light-house board. He was a
member of various societies, and in 1878 received
the degree of LL. D. from Amherst. Besides his
various reports of special duty, he edited the
annual reports of the U. S. coast and geodetic sur-
vey during the years of his administration.
PATTERSON, David Trotter, senator, b. in
Greene county, Tenn., 28 Feb.. 1819. He was edu-
cated at Greeneville college, Tenn.. engaged for a
short time in business, and then studied law, being
admitted to the bar in 1841. He was elected judps
of the circuit court in 1854, and served till 1863.
In 1857 he married Martha, daughter of Andrew
Johnson. He was elected to the United States
senate as a Conservative in 1865, after the recon-
struction of Tennessee, and served from 26 July,
1866, till March. 1869.
PATTERSON, George, Canadian clergyman, b. in Pictou, Nova Scotia, 30 April, 1824. He was graduated at Dalhousie college, Halifax, in 1841, studied at the University of Edinburgh, was or-
dained to the ministry of the Presbyterian church, and in 1849-76 was pastor of the congregation at Green Hill, Pictou co., N. S. He established the " Eastern Chronicle " in 1843, edited it for three
