Biography

03/01/1840 - 12/07/1925


PATTERSON, William H., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, March 1, 1840 in County Antrim, Belfast, Ireland; gas and steam fitter; engineer, machinist and meter reader, Philadelphia Gas Company (1861-1920); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1879 term; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1881 term; died, December 7, 1925 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.


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