Charles Emory Patton

Charles Emory Patton ( born July 5, 1859 in Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, † December 15, 1937 in West Grove, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1911 and 1915 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Charles Patton was the son of Congressman John Patton (1823-1897) and the younger brother of U.S. Senator John Patton Jr. (1850-1907) of Michigan. He attended the common schools. In 1878 he graduated from Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport. He then worked in the timber industry. Later, he led the company Curwensville Electric Co. He was also active in the construction industry and in the banking industry. He was also director of the Curwensville National Bank. In his hometown, he was also president of the school board, member of the municipal council and mayor (Burgess).

Politically, Patton joined the Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1910 he was in the 21st electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Charles Frederick Barclay on March 4, 1911. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1915 two legislative sessions. During this time, the 16th and the 17th Amendment to the Constitution were ratified. In 1914 he gave up another candidacy.

Between 1915 and 1920, Charles Patton Minister of Agriculture of the State of Pennsylvania. After that he managed his farm in Chester County, where he died on 15 December 1937. He was buried in his birthplace of Curwensville.