Robert E. Pattison | |
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| 19th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 20, 1891 – January 15, 1895 | |
| Lieutenant | Louis A. Watres |
| Preceded by | James A. Beaver |
| Succeeded by | Daniel H. Hastings |
| In office January 16, 1883 – January 18, 1887 | |
| Lieutenant | Chauncey F. Black |
| Preceded by | Henry M. Hoyt |
| Succeeded by | James A. Beaver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Emory Pattison December 8, 1850 Quantico, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1904 (aged 53) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Robert Emory Pattison (December 8, 1850 – August 1, 1904) was an American attorney and politician serving as the 19th governor of Pennsylvania from 1883 to 1887 and 1891 to 1895.[1] Pattison was the only Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania between the start of the American Civil War and the start of the Great Depression.
- ^ "The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required).