Edward J. Patten | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 15th district | |
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Bernard J. Dwyer |
Secretary of State of New Jersey | |
In office 1954–1962 | |
Governor | Robert B. Meyner |
Preceded by | Lloyd B. Marsh |
Succeeded by | Robert J. Burkhardt |
Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey | |
In office 1934–1940 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward James Patten August 22, 1905 Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | September 17, 1994 Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Newark Normal School Rutgers University (LLB) |
Edward James Patten (August 22, 1905 – September 17, 1994) was an American lawyer and Democrat politician who represented the now-redistricted New Jersey's 15th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for eighteen years, lasting from 1963 until 1981.[1]