John Patton (Detroit mayor)

John Patton (March 1, 1822 November 15, 1900) was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan in 1858-1859.[1]

John Patton
Mayor of Detroit
In office
1859–1859
Preceded byOliver Moulton Hyde
Succeeded byChristian H. Buhl
Personal details
BornMarch 1, 1822 (1822-03)
County Down, Ireland
DiedNovember 15, 1900 (1900-11-16) (aged 78)
Detroit, Michigan
Spouse(s)Eliza J. Anderson

Biography

John Patton was born March 1, 1822 in the county of County Down, Ireland, the son of James and Eliza Patton.[2] In 1830, John and his father emigrated to Albany, New York, and were joined by the rest of the family the next year. At 17, John Patton was apprenticed as a carriagesmith, and in 1843 moved to Detroit, where he worked for others at his trade.[2] Two years later, he went into business as a carriagemaker for himself. The fire of 1848 destroyed his factory, but Patton soon rebuilt, and his business prospered.[3]

In 1845, Patton married Eliza J. Anderson.[2] The couple had five children: William, Walter, Mrs. John McLean, Mrs. E. B. Gay, and John.[3]

Patton rapidly became popular in the city,[2] due in part to his "masterly" delivery of reading, thespian skills, and command of Scotch and Irish dialects.[4] He served as chief engineer of the Fire Department in 1852-1854 and its president from 1855-1857.[2] He was a Democrat in politics, and awas elected a city alderman in 1853-1854, mayor in 1858-1859, county auditor in 1864-1869, Wayne County, Michigan sheriff in 1869-1870, Justice of the Peace from 1880- 1892[3] and United States consul at Amherstburg, Ontario from 1893-1897.[3][5]

John Patton died November 15, 1900.[3]

Notes

  1. Mayors of Detroit Archived 2004-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Silas Farmer (1889), THE HISTORY OF DETROIT AND MICHIGAN, p. 1043
  3. Clarence Monroe Burton; William Stocking; Gordon K. Miller (1922), The city of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922; Volume 3, The S. J. Clarke publishing company, pp. 981–982
  4. Friend Palmer (1906), Early days in Detroit, Hunt & June, p. 847
  5. The government of the city of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan: 1701 to 1907, historical and biographical, 1907, p. 26
Political offices
Preceded by
Oliver Moulton Hyde
Mayor of Detroit
18581859
Succeeded by
Christian H. Buhl
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