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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyEdward James PATTEN
(1905-1994)
PATTEN, Edward James, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., August 22, 1905; attended the public schools of Perth
Amboy; graduated from the Newark Normal School in 1927, the Rutgers
Law School, Newark, N.J., in 1927, and Rutger University, New
Brunswick, N.J., in 1928; was admitted to the bar in 1927 and began
the practice of law in Perth Amboy; teacher in the public schools
of Elizabeth, N.J., 1927-1934; mayor of Perth Amboy, 1934-1940;
county clerk, Middlesex County, 1940-1954; secretary of state,
State of New Jersey, 1954-1962; director and counsel of the
Woodbridge National Bank, 1935-1962; elected as a Democrat to the
Eighty-eighth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1963-January 3, 1981); was not a candidate for reelection in 1980
to the Ninety-seventh Congress; was a resident of Perth Amboy,
N.J., until his death on September 17, 1994.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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