Background
Patterson, Thomas was born on October 1, 1764 in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
United States representative politician
Patterson, Thomas was born on October 1, 1764 in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and operated a flour mill. He served as a major general of militia in the War of 1812. Patterson was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and the two succeeding Congresses and reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress.
He did not seek renomination in 1824.
He resumed former business pursuits and died in Cross Creek Township, Pennsylvania, in 1841. Interment in West Middletown Cemetery in West Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Member United States House