Roswell Henry Patterson

1860 - 1936  (75 years)

• Name	Roswell Henry Patterson
  Birth	11 Feb 1860	Waymart, Wayne, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Feb 1936	Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I18371	Scudder
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2013

  
  

  Family	Emma Matilda Scudder,   b. 15 Jul 1881, Scudder's Falls, Mercer, New Jersey d. 10 May 1975 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1912	Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey   [1]
  Children	1. Mary Scudder Patterson,   b. 18 Jan 1914, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   2. L. Patterson   3. Emma Reeder Patterson,   b. 26 Jul 1917, Pennsylvania d. 29 Apr 2001, Melbourne, Brevard, Florida (Age 83 years)   4. Alice Holmes Patterson,   b. 29 Jul 1919, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania d. 10 Dec 2013, Worcester county, Massachusetts (Age 94 years)   5. Roswell Scudder Patterson,   b. 11 May 1921, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania d. 19 Oct 2013, Endwell, Broome, New York (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F6266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Roswell was born and educated in primary studies in Waymart, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the Lackawanna County Bar in 1885 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania’s Law School. Mr. Patterson was involved in practicing state and federal law, and sat as director and officer on many boards of banks, lumber, farm, machine /manufacturing, timber and coal companies. As quoted, “It would be hard to find a man who has a broader knowledge of civil and corporate law than Roswell H. Patterson…His knowledge of corporation law has been invaluable in the formation of many of the city’s big establishments and in the conduct of their business…A Republican always, without scallops of any kind, he has stood by his party and has guided more than one political campaign to success at the polls(and) like all public-spirited men has taken an active interest in politics, but has never stood for.” Patterson was known for his absolute love of a good horse, and had many prized breeds throughout his life. He passed January 7, 1936 and left his estate to Emma Scudder Patterson, his loved wife.

  
  

• Sources

  [S610] Thomas Scudder Family, Vol. 10, p. 23.