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Samuel Finley Patterson

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Samuel Finley Patterson

Birth
Brownsburg, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Death
20 Jan 1874 (aged 74)
North Carolina, USA
Burial
Happy Valley, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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He was highly esteemed, and filled many positions of much responsibility with integrity and honor. As a financier he had few superiors. He was, in 1836, Treasurer of the State, and President of th e Raleigh and Gaston Railroad. He was averse to popular promotions, but was elected to the Senate of the State Legislature in 1864.
He was highly esteemed, and filled many positions of much responsibility with integrity and honor. As a financier he had few superiors. He was, in 1836, Treasurer of the State, and President of th e Raleigh and Gaston Railroad. He was averse to popular promotions, but was elected to the Senate of the State Legislature in 1864.


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