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Parton, Arthur – Paterson, John

Parton, Arthur

artist, was born March 26, 1842, in Hudson, N. Y. In 1886 he received a gold medal at the prize exhibition at the American Art association for his Evening after the Rain. His pictures include November; On the Road to Mt. Marcy; and A Mountain Brook.

Parton, Ernest

artist, was born March 17, 1845, in Hudson, N. Y. Among his paintings are Morning Mist; Papa's Luncheon; Placid Stream; and Sunny September.

Partridge, George

congressman, was born Feb. 8, 1740, in Duxbury, Mass.

He was a delegate to the continental congress from Massachusetts from 1776 to 1778, and in 1784; and a representative in congress after the adoption of the constitution, from 1789 to 1791. He died July 7, 1828, in Duxbury, Mass.

Partridge, Oliver

congressman, was born June 13, 1712, in Hatfield, Mass.

He was a member of the first colonial congress in 1765. He died July 21, 1792, in Hatfield, Mass.

Partridge, Samuel

congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1841 to 1843. He died April 2, 1883.

PARTRIDGE, WILLIAM ORDWAY, sculptor, author, poet, was born in 1861 in France. He is a sculptor of Milton, Mass.; and the author of Art for America; The Technique of Sculpture; and The Song Life of a Sculptor.

Parvin, Theodore Sutton

lawyer, jurist, author, was born Jan. 15, 1817, in Cumberland county, N. J. He was elected three consecutive terms as judge of the probate court of Iowa. He has been grand secretary of the Masonic lodge of Iowa, and has edited a full set of the annals of the grand lodge from its organization, comprising thirteen large volumes. He is the author of History of Iowa; and History of Templary in Iowa.

Parvin, Theophilus

physician, author, was born Jan. 8, 1829, in Argentine Republic. He is a Philadelphia physician; professor in Jefferson Medical college; and has published The Science and Art of Obstetrics.

Pasko, Wesley Washington

inventor, author, was born Jan. 4, 1840, in Waterloo, N. Y. He is the inventor of the Pasko Press; and is the author of Biographical History of Indiana; History of Butler County, Ohio; A Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking; and Men Who Advertise.

Patchin, Clinton H

lawyer, state legislator, was born Aug. 31, 1830, in Rochester, N. Y. For many years he was state sealer of weights and measures; has served with distinction as a member of both houses of the state legislature of Nevada; and for many years was district attorney of Lincoln county. He is one of the foremost lawyers of Nevada at Pioche, and a contributor to law journals and the periodical press of the west.

Patchin, Jared

lawyer, jurist, was born April 18, 1828, in Benton, N. Y. He was a member of the Florida state legislature; was county attorney; and in 1868 was judge of the circuit court.

Paterson, Donald

educator, physician, lawyer, was born Jan. 4, 1837, in Bennettsville, S. C. He graduated in both law and medicine from the state university of Georgia. He has been a professor of mathematics in several institutions; a justice of the peace for many years, and a leading attorney and practicing physician and druggist of Concord, Fla.

Paterson, John

soldier, was born in 1744 in New Britain, Conn. He was a member of the first provincial congress which met at Salem in 1744; and also of the congress of 1775. In 1777 he was made a brigadier-general; and in 1783 became major-general. In 1792 he was a member of the New York assembly; of the constitutional convention of 1801; and a member of congress in 1803-05. He died July 19, 1808, in Whitney's Point, N. Y.