Background
Patterson, James Willis was born on July 2, 1823 in Henniker, New Hampshire, United States. Son of William and Frances Mary (Shepard) Patterson.
Patterson, James Willis was born on July 2, 1823 in Henniker, New Hampshire, United States. Son of William and Frances Mary (Shepard) Patterson.
Graduate Dartmouth, 1848. Attended Theological Seminary, New Haven, Connecticut. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Iowa College, 1868.
Woodstock (Connecticut) Academy, 1848-1851. Tutor Dartmouth, 1852, professor mathematics, 1854-1865, professor astronomy and meteorology, 1859-1865, professor rhetoric, 1893. School commissioner Grafton County (New Hampshire (U.S.)), 1858-1862.
Member New Hampshire (U.S.) House of Representatives (Republican), 1862, 77-78.
Member United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire (U.S.), 38th-39th congresses, 1863-1867. Member United States Senate from New Hampshire (U.S.), 1867-1873, recommended for expulsion by Senate investigating committee because of involvement in Credit Mobilier scandal.
Superintendent public instruction State of New Hampshire (U.S.), 1881-1893. Regent Smithsonian Institution.
President American Institute Instruction
Member New Hampshire (U.S.) House of Representatives (Republican), 1862, 77-78. Member United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire (U.S.), 38th-39th congresses, 1863-1867. Member United States Senate from New Hampshire (U.S.), 1867-1873, recommended for expulsion by Senate investigating committee because of involvement in Credit Mobilier scandal.
Married Sarah Parker Wilder, December 24, 1854, 1 son, George West. Teacher, then principal.