The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-01
JACOB mr. PATTERSON DEAD.
The weli-Known Republican Politician .
Victim Of Acute IndiE cation.

jacob Morrill, Patterson. Quarantine Commits
sioner. died suddenly at $3.50 o'clock yester-
day morning at his residence. In HiRhbridge
road. near Valentine avenue. In the borough
OF the Bronx. Death was due to an attack OF
acute indigestion. For the past twenty years
Mr. Patterson had delivered the annual address
at the Memorial Day exercises at Lutheran
Cemetery. He participated in the exercises
last Tuesday as usual and upon returning
home complained Of being i'll. He retired at
10 o'clock. Mr.. Patterson passed a restless
night. and at O'Clock went to tho bathroom
to take a dose of soda and water.
His daughter was awakened little later by
hearing him fall TO the floor. She awakened
Mr. and Mrs. SAWYER OF Bridgeport. Conn. who
were visiting the family. They found Mr. Pat
terson unconscious, and with the assistance OF
other members Of the family placed him on a
bed in a room adjoining the bathroom. DIR. l.
s. Balloon and DIR. Simeon G. Bradley we're sum-
moned, but their services we're OF no avail
Mr. Patterson was confined to his home for
two weeks a fow months ago. with a severe at
tack Of rheumatism. and he had not been well
since then. Many messages of coincidence
were received by Mrs. Patterson yesterday.
One from United States Senator Thomas c.
Plat reads:
Am shocked beyond expression by the news
OF the death of your good husband. Command
me for any service possible; rou,s q p,,rr.
Jacob NJ. Patterson. who was known by sight,
at least, to nearly every man woman and child
prominent In Republican, politics in New York
county for more than thirty five years. His
erings OF Importance and his Influence was
considerable. He was butcher in the old
and lived there almost continuously unit about
four years ago when he moved to HighbridRe.
ferry GEs h was scSao old %S htp s@S
and when he was %Gie 70 cast IBIS nrst vote
was elected to the Reppbican County Com.
mittee In 1877 no retired from the butcher
nation for Assembly III the Tenth bly,
district. The district was Democratic by
nominee, and also Lewis C. Waehacr. the indie
both; After his term, a. fssem6lyman ex-
pired he was appointed Excise Commissioner.
and held that place until 1873. when he re.
signed it to become Clerk OF the Common
In the meantime he had practically become
county hy his election in 1876 ms President
OF the Republican County Committee. He
seryeH S1op1 9he ponn SV
Mayor Cooper; Reheid this olllce uni August
1880. After his appointment he decided TO to
bar, although he never ,practiced to any extent
patterson's reign, as the loader Of the party
Committee was a brief one. and he was sue
ceeded in that capacity by the late Police, JUS
tice Scion b. Smith. In 1880. when smith
continued as leader until 1894. when the or
ganzation was reorganized by the Committee
OF Thirty and that ended his rule. In 1925 he
was appointed Quarantine Commit sstoner by
Gov, Morton. and he held that place at the
time Of his death. Patterson was a membe OF
the State Committee for more than a dozen
years, and he was delegate to every Republi-
can National Convention from 1872 to 1S'2.
daughters