PATTERSON, John H., a Doorkeeper from New Jersey; born in Howell, Monmouth County, N.J., March 12, 1834; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1856; engaged in the oyster business; sheriff, Monmouth County, N.J., 1868–1872; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States House of Representatives in 1872; elected Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives for the Forty-fourth Congress (May 26, 1876–October 17, 1877); keeper, New Jersey State Prison, Trenton, N.J., 1886–1896; farmer; died on November 4, 1909, in Middletown, N.J.
* Elected Doorkeeper on May 26, 1876, to fill the unexpired term of L.H. Fitzhugh, who was removed from office on May 22, 1876. See, House Journal, 44th Cong., 1st sess., (May 22, 1876): 998; and House Journal, 44th Cong., 1st sess., (May 26, 1876): Addenda.
