John Patton
Mayor of Detroit
In office
1859–1859
Preceded byOliver Moulton Hyde
Succeeded byChristian H. Buhl
Personal details
BornMarch 1, 1822 (1822-03)
County Down, Ireland
DiedNovember 15, 1900 (1900-11-16) (aged 78)
Detroit, Michigan
SpouseEliza J. Anderson

John Patton (March 1, 1822 – November 15, 1900) was the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, in 1858–1859.[1]

Biography

John Patton was born March 1, 1822, in the county of County Down, Ireland, the son of James and Eliza Patton.[2] In 1830, John and his father emigrated to Albany, New York, and were joined by the rest of the family the next year. At 17, John Patton was apprenticed as a carriagesmith, and in 1843 moved to Detroit, where he worked for others at his trade.[2] Two years later, he went into business as a carriagemaker for himself. The fire of 1848 destroyed his factory, but Patton soon rebuilt, and his business prospered.[3]

In 1845, Patton married Eliza J. Anderson.[2] The couple had five children: William, Walter, Mrs. John McLean, Mrs. E. B. Gay, and John.[3]

Patton rapidly became popular in the city,[2] due in part to his "masterly" delivery of reading, thespian skills, and command of Scotch and Irish dialects.[4] He served as chief engineer of the Fire Department in 1852–1854 and its president from 1855 to 1857.[2] He was a Democrat in politics, and awas elected a city alderman in 1853–1854, mayor in 1858–1859, county auditor in 1864–1869, Wayne County, Michigan, sheriff in 1869–1870, Justice of the Peace from 1880– 1892[3] and United States consul at Amherstburg, Ontario, from 1893 to 1897.[3][5]

John Patton died November 15, 1900.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mayors of Detroit". History Detroit. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Silas Farmer (1889), The History of Detroit and Michigan, p. 1043
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Clarence Monroe Burton; William Stocking; Gordon K. Miller (1922), The city of Detroit, Michigan, 1701–1922; Volume 3, The S. J. Clarke publishing company, pp. 981–982
  4. ↑ Friend Palmer (1906), Early days in Detroit, Hunt & June, p. 847
  5. ↑ The government of the city of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan: 1701 to 1907, historical and biographical, 1907, p. 26, ISBN 9780598455529
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