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..

Patton was born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania and attended the common schools. He graduated from Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1878 and engaged in the lumber business. 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.

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.

He retired to a farm near West Grove, Pennsylvania and resumed his interest in agricultural pursuits. He died on his estate, aged 78, and is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Curwensville.

Sources

• Charles E. Patton at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Charles F. Barclay

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district 1911 - 1915

Succeeded by Charles H. Rowland

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Name	Patton, Charles Emory
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Date of birth	July 5, 1859
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Date of death	December 15, 1937
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