Background
Patterson, George Francis was born on October 20, 1874 in Stockton, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Sheffield and Ella Nancy (Harrison) Patterson.
Patterson, George Francis was born on October 20, 1874 in Stockton, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Sheffield and Ella Nancy (Harrison) Patterson.
Doctor of Divinity, Lombard College, 1928.
Ordained ministry Universalist Church, 1904. Minister, Rochester, Minnesota, 1904-1909, Tuttle Memorial Church, Minneapolis, 1909-1911, People's Unitarian Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1911-1917, First Unitarian Church, Peterborough, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1917-1919, Second Congressional Society Unitarian Church, Concord, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1919-1923. Field secretary American Unitarian Association, 1923-1928, became administrative vice president, 1928, director department of ministry, 1937-1939.
Minister All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1939-1944.
Minister First Parish of Framingham, 1944-1947. Acting dean, Starr King School for Ministry, Berkeley, California, since 1947.
Member Boston Association of Ministers, Sigma Nu. Mason.; Club: Unitarian (Boston).
Married Helen Mary Pierce, August 24, 1905. Children: Lillian Elizabeth, Jean Hubbell (deceased).