John Denniston Patton

John Denniston Patton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by	James Mosgrove
Succeeded by	Alexander Colwell White
Personal details
Born	(1829-11-28)November 28, 1829 Indiana, Pennsylvania
Died	February 22, 1904(1904-02-22) (aged 74) Indiana, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic

John Denniston Patton (November 28, 1829 – February 22, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.

Patton was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania and attended public school there. He worked in a tannery for several years and then engaged in mercantile pursuits in his hometown. He was elected as a Democrat to the forty-eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1884, after which he retired from public life. Patton died in Indiana, Pennsylvania and was interred in Oakland Cemetery there.

Sources

• United States Congress. "John Denniston Patton (id: P000139)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard