Hon. Findley Patterson and [Unk] Bingham

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Husband Hon. Findley Patterson ¹

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            AKA: Finley Patterson 2 3
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         Father: Gen. Thomas Patterson (1764-1841) 4 5 6 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Findley (      -1837) 1 7 8

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• Note: This may be the same person as : Hon. Finley Patterson.

• Note: This may be the same person as : [Unk] Patterson.

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Wife [Unk] Bingham

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         Father: [Father] Bingham (      -      )
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• Note: This may be the same person as : Martha Bingham.

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Findley Patterson

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He was the one selected from among the heirs to go to Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, to survey the large landed estate of his grandfather, Hon. William Findley. In Armstrong County he became an extensive mill-owner, and also filled many important offices. He served three successive terms in the State Senate; also served in the Lower House of the Legislature, and was twice elected Speaker; was appointed revenue commissioner in 1843. In 1850 he went overland to California, and spent a year there successfully. In 1857 he was appointed by the President to be receiver in the land-office in Kansas, and held the position four years. Returning to Washington County, Pennsylvania, he was, in the fall of 1878, elected a representative in the State Legislature from that county, and while there was an active member of several important committees.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1251.

2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 740.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 497, 757.

4 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 432.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 726, 739.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 183.

7 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 411.

8 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 727.