Isaac Lee Patterson

1859 - 1929  (70 years)

• Name	Isaac Lee Patterson  [1]
  Born	17 Sep 1859	Benton County, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Office Dates: Jan 10, 1927 - Dec 21, 1929 Died in office Born: Sep 17, 1859 Passed: Dec 21, 1929 Birth State: Oregon Party: Republican Family: Married Mary E. Woodworth; two children School(s): Christian College at Monmouth ISAAC LEE PATTERSON was born on a farm in Benton County, Oregon and attended Christian College at Monmouth for one year. He became part owner of a grocery and ultimately developed a wool and hide business in Portland. He also farmed and established a brokerage business. In addition to serving as a state Senator for four years, he was appointed by President William McKinley to the position of Collector of Customs for the Portland District in 1898 and reappointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902. Patterson lost the 1922 race for governor but came back to win the race of 1926 after spending the four interim years as chairman of the Republican Central Committee (1924) and chairman of Calvin Coolidge\'s presidential campaign in Oregon. As governor, Patterson sought to streamline Oregon\'s administrative agencies, advocated adoption of legislation to establish a single board for control of higher educational institutions, and succeeded in securing the transfer of control of the state penitentiary from the governor to the State Board of Control (Oregon\'s chief purchasing agent). He was instrumental in the establishment of a state agricultural college and three state normal (teaching) schools. He also continued expansion of the highway system. Patterson died suddenly of pneumonia three years into his gubernatorial term. SOURCES: Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 4. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 25. New York: James T. White & Company.  [1]
  Biography	9 Jan 1927	Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA   [2]
  	For long profile, see article in Salem newspaper of this date, discussing his upcoming inauguration as governor of Oregon, and talking about his background, his brothers and sisters, his sons, his parents.
  Died	21 Dec 1929  [1]
  Person ID	I7017	Full
  Last Modified	16 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Francis Austine Patterson,   b. 1 Nov 1835, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1926, Independence, Polk County, Oregon, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Caroline Tatom,   b. 28 May 1841, Missouri, USA ,   d. 11 Mar 1926, Independence, Polk County, Oregon, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1858-1859	Benton County, Oregon, USA   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F1808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E. Woodworth
  Children	1. Isaac Lee Patterson, Jr   2. Phillip Woodworth Patterson,   b. 13 Feb 1892, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
  Last Modified	16 May 2018
  Family ID	F2547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5359] National Governors Association (https://www.nga.org : accessed 16 May 2018) > Governors > Former Governors\' Bios > Oregon : Pat Governors Bios > Governor Isaac Lee Patterson. [S5361] \"Patterson Tells Proposed Action: Thinks Parole Board Should Be Abolished, Suggests Other Changes\" (Salem, Ore.), 9 January 1927, p. 1, col. 2; digital image, NewspaperArchive (https://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 16 May 2018). [S2988] Oregon State Board of Health, death certificate no. 36, Polk County, Oregon, for Caroline Tatom Patterson, 11 Mat 1926; "Hilltop Cemetery, Independence, Polk County, Oregon," digital image,FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2012), entry for Mrs. Caroline Tatom Patterson, memorial no. 99780125, posted by Martin Burrell (Ch3555@comcast.net," posted 28 October 2012. [S2989] "Hilltop Cemetery, Independence, Polk County, Oregon," digital image,FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2012), entry for Mrs. Caroline Tatom Patterson, memorial no. 99780125, posted by Martin Burrell (Ch3555@comcast.net," posted 28 October 2012.