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{{Short description|American politician}}
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| captionorder = [[United States Senator]]<br/>from [[Michigan]]
| order = [[United States Senator]] from [[Michigan]]
| term_start = May 5, 1894
| term_end = January 14, 1895
| vicepresident =
| viceprimeminister =
| deputy =
| president =
| primeminister =
|appointed predecessor = [[FrancisJohn BT. StockbridgeRich]]
|predecessor = [[Francis B. Stockbridge]]
| successor = [[Julius C. Burrows]]
| birth_date = October{{birth date|1850|10|30, 1850}}
| birth_place = [[Curwensville, Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_date = May{{death 24,date and age|1907|5|24|1850|10|30}}
| death_place = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], U.S.
| constituency =
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse = Frances Foster
| profession = Lawyer, Banker
| parents = [[John Patton (Pennsylvania politician)|John Patton]]<br/>Catherine (Ennis) Patton
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| alma_mater = [[YaleColumbia University|Yale Law School]]<br/>[[ColumbiaYale University]]<br/>[[Phillips Law SchoolAcademy]]
}}
 
'''John Patton, Jr.''' (October 30, 1850 –– May 24, 1907) was a [[U.S. Senator]] from the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Michigan]].
 
Patton, the son of [[John Patton (1823-1897)|John Patton]] and the brother of [[Charles Emory Patton]], was born in [[Curwensville, Pennsylvania]]. He prepared for college at [[Phillips Academy]] in [[Andover, Massachusetts]], and graduated from [[Yale College]], waswhere ahe memberserved of [[Skull and Bones]] in 1875, and then graduated fromon the lawthird departmenteditorial of [[Columbia Collegeboard of Columbia University|Columbia College]], ''[[NewThe YorkYale CityRecord]],''<ref>"''Record'' in 1877Editors". He''The movedYale toBanner''. [[GrandNew Rapids,Haven: Michigan]]Thomas inPenney 1878,and wasG. admittedD. toPettee. the1877. [[barp. (law)|bar]] the same year182.</ref> and commenced the practice of law. He was appointeda by the [[Governormember of Michigan]] [[JohnSkull T.and RichBones]] asin a [[U.S1875.<ref>{{cite Republicanbook Party|Republican]] totitle=Fleshing theOut [[UnitedSkull Statesand Senate]]Bones: toInvestigations fillinto theAmerica's vacancyMost causedPowerful bySecret theSociety death| ofpublisher=Trine [[FrancisDay B.| Stockbridge]]author=Millegan, andKris served| fromyear=2003 May| 5location=Walterville, 1894,OR to| Januarypages=597–690 14,| 1895,isbn=0-9720207-2-1 when| achapter=The successorSkeleton wasCrew}} elected"This andlist qualified.is Hecompiled wasfrom anmaterial unsuccessfulfrom candidatethe forOrder electionof inSkull 1895and toBones fillmembership thebooks vacancy, losing toat [[JuliusSterling Caesar BurrowsLibrary]]., HeYale wasUniversity thenand aother bankerpublic andrecords. aThe memberlatest andbooks lateravailable president ofare the Board1971 of''Living Librarymembers'' Commissionersand ofthe Grand1973 Rapids.''Deceased HeMembers'' diedbooks. inThe Grandlast Rapidsyear andthe ismembers interredwere published in Oakthe Hill''[[Yale CemeteryBanner]]'' there.is 1969."</ref>
 
After graduating from the law department of [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]], [[New York City]], in 1877, he moved to [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], in 1878, was admitted to the [[bar (law)|bar]] the same year and commenced the practice of law.
 
He was appointed by the [[Governor of Michigan]] [[John T. Rich]] as a [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican]] to the [[United States Senate]] to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[Francis B. Stockbridge]] and served from May 5, 1894, to January 14, 1895, when a successor was elected and qualified. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1895 to fill the vacancy, losing to [[Julius Caesar Burrows]].
 
He was then a banker and a member and later president of the Board of Library Commissioners of Grand Rapids.
 
He died in Grand Rapids and is interred there in Oakhill Cemetery.
 
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| NAME =Patton, John, Jr.
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| DATE OF BIRTH =October 30, 1850
| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Curwensville, Pennsylvania]]
| DATE OF DEATH =May 24, 1907
| PLACE OF DEATH =[[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
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