Charles Emory Patton

Charles Emory Patton (July 5, 1859 – December 15, 1937) was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Patton and the brother of John Patton, Jr.^[1][2]

Charles Emory Patton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 21st district
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915
Preceded by	Charles F. Barclay
Succeeded by	Charles H. Rowland
Personal details
Born	(1859-07-05)July 5, 1859 Curwensville, Pennsylvania
Died	December 15, 1937(1937-12-15) (aged 78) West Grove, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Parent	John Patton (father)
Relatives	John Patton Jr.

Biography

Patton was born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania and attended the common schools. He graduated from Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1878 and engaged in the lumber business.^[3][4]

He owned and operated the Curwensville Electric Co., and then engaged in the construction contracting business. He was director of the Curwensville National Bank, a member of the school board, serving as president, and a member of the city council, and served as burgess.^[5]

He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses, serving from March 4, 1911 to March 3, 1915. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1914. He was appointed secretary of agriculture for the State of Pennsylvania October 15, 1915, and served in this capacity until January 22, 1920.^[6][7]

He retired to a farm near West Grove, Pennsylvania and resumed his agricultural work.^[8]

Death and interment

Patton died on his estate, at the age of seventy-eight, and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Curwensville.^[9][10]