Background
Patten, David was born on April 12, 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frederick Marcy and Dora Josephine (Wilbour) Patten.
Patten, David was born on April 12, 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frederick Marcy and Dora Josephine (Wilbour) Patten.
Graduated from the high school, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1906. Student Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
Reporter Fall River (Massachusetts) News, 1917. Reporter Providence (Rhode Island) Journal, 1918-1920, night city editor, 1920. City editor Providence Bulletin, 1924, managing editor, 1925-1946.
Managing editor Providence Evening.
Journal-Bulletin, 1946-1953.
Member American Society of Newspaper. Clubs: Rhode Island Country, Providence Artist
Married Martha Louise Fuller, May 1, 1912. Children: Dora (Mistress George C. Vaughan), Henrietta (deceased), Davice (deceased).