Bartholomew County IN Archives Biographies.....Patterson, Bennett 1849 - 
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Author: B. F. Bowen (1904)

BENNETT PATTERSON.

   Bennett Patterson, who is now engaged in the livery business in Columbus and
who is also serving as councilman from the second ward, is a native of North
Carolina, his birth having occurred in that state on the 29th of January, 1849.
He represents one of the old families of the south, for his ancestors
established homes in North Carolina many years ago, the family having been there
represented for a number of generations. The father of the subject was George
Patterson, who was also born, reared and educated in North Carolina. After
arriving at years of maturity he wedded Miss Sarah Anderson, who was likewise a
native of that state and spent her girlhood days there. They began their
domestic life in North Carolina and it remained their place of residence until
1859, when with their family they left the South and, came to Indiana, settling
in Hope, Bartholomew county. Mr. Patterson became the owner of a good tract of
land there and in that vicinity remained until his death. In the family were six
children, three sons and three daughters, all of whom are yet living, as
follows: Mary J., who is now the wife of John Short, a resident of this county;
John, who is living in Hope, Indiana, and is employed as an engineer; Bennett,
whose name introduces this record; Sarah, who is the wife of Hamilton McNealey;
William, who is living in Hope; and Maggie, who is the wife of H. McCalop.
Bennett Patterson spent the first ten years of his life in the state of his
nativity and then accompanied his parents on their removal to Indiana, spending
his boyhood days in Bartholomew county. His educational privileges were somewhat
limited, but when his services were not needed on the home farm he attended the
public schools and in the later years has broadened his knowledge by reading,
experience and observation. On attaining his majority he started out in life on
his own account, first securing employment in a livery barn. When he had worked
in that way for twelve years he began business on his own account, having gained
the necessary capital through industry, perseverance and economy. It was in 1883
that he established a livery barn of his own in Columbus and here he has since
engaged in business. He is now a well known business man of the city and has
prospered in his undertakings because of his courteous treatment of his patrons
and his fair and honorable dealings. He has a well equipped livery barn, owning
a number of good horses and a fine line of vehicles, which he rented to a
desirable class of patrons.

   On the 15th of April, 1886, occurred the marriage of Mr. Patterson and Miss
Jennie Potter, who is one of the native daughters of Bartholomew county. Their
union has been blessed with one child, Lulu, who was born in 1887 and is a
graduate of the high school of Columbus. She is now employed by the National
Machine Company as bookkeeper and stenographer. Mr. Patterson is a member of the
Knights of Pythias fraternity and also holds membership relations with the
Modern Woodmen of America, of both of which he is a valued representative. In
politics he is one of the substantial Republicans of Columbus and at the present
writing in 1903 he is serving for the second term as a member of the city
council, having first been elected in the spring of 1902 and again in the spring
of 1903. He is now chief of police of the city and in the council he is serving
as chairman of the committees on streets and alleys and also as chairman of the
fire department committee. As a public officer he does everything in his power
to promote the welfare and progress of the city and his course has been indeed
commendable. He is an earnest and effective worker for his party and the methods
which he follows in his political labors are such as to gain for him the respect
of all law abiding citizens. An honest and upright man, he has won for himself a
favorable reputation in public circles and in business life. That he is popular
in his home neighborhood is shown by the fact that when elected a member of the
city council he ran far ahead of his ticket. There is usually a Democratic
majority of forty-three in the second ward and he was elected by a vote of
thirty-three, thus gaining at least seventy-six Democratic votes. He believes
that the council and mayor should give to the city a practical, business-like
administration and he is doing everything in his power to advance the city's
welfare along various lines.


Additional Comments:
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BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
INDIANA

INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA

ILLUSTRATED

1904

B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER


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