Roscoe C. Patterson

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Roscoe C. Patterson

|image = PATTERSON, ROSCOE. SENATOR LCCN2016861077 (cropped).jpg

|jr/sr1 = United States Senator

|state1 = Missouri

|term_start1 = March 4, 1929

|term_end1 = January 3, 1935

|predecessor1 = James A. Reed

|successor1 = Harry S. Truman

|office2 = United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri

|term_start2 = December 21, 1925

|term_end2 = February 28, 1929

|predecessor2 = Charles C. Madison

|successor2 = William L. Vandeventer

|state3 = Missouri

|district3 = 7th

|term_start3 = March 4, 1921

|term_end3 = March 3, 1923

|preceded3 = Samuel C. Major

|succeeded3 = Samuel C. Major

|birth_name = Roscoe Conkling Patterson

|birth_date = {{birth date|1876|9|15}}

|birth_place = Springfield, Missouri

|death_date = {{death date and age|1954|10|22|1876|9|15}}

|death_place = Springfield, Missouri

|restingplace = Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri

|party = Republican

|spouse = Ada Holman

|children = 2

|alma_mater = Washington University in St. Louis

|profession = Attorney

}}

Roscoe Conkling Patterson (September 15, 1876{{spaced ndash}}October 22, 1954) was an American lawyer from Missouri. He was most notable for his service as a United States Representative (1921–1923) and a U.S. Senator (1929–1935).

Early life

Patterson was born in Springfield, Missouri on September 15, 1876.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}} He attended public and private schools, Drury College, (Springfield) and the University of Missouri in Columbia.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}} He graduated from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 1897, was admitted to the bar later that year, and commenced practice in Springfield.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}}

Start of career

From 1903 to 1907, Patterson served as prosecuting attorney of Greene County.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}} In 1912, Patterson was appointed to the Missouri Republican State Committee, and he served until 1920.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}}

Patterson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1920 and served in the 67th Congress, March 4, 1921 to March 3, 1923.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}} He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 and resumed the practice of law in Springfield.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}} He was a presidential elector in 1924.{{sfn|Barrett|page=20}}

From 1925 to 1929, Patterson resided in Kansas City, Missouri and was United States district attorney for the western district of Missouri.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}} He resigned in February 1929 in preparation to assume the seat in the United States Senate to which he was elected in November 1928.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}}

U.S. Senate

Patterson won the general election in November 1928.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}} He took his Senate seat the following year and served one term, March 4, 1929, to January 3, 1935.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}} While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (72nd Congress).{{sfn|Senate|page=110}} His chief legislative accomplishment was sponsorship of the Lindbergh Law, which enabled federal authorities to investigate kidnappings if the victims were transported across state lines.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}}

Patterson served during the Great Depression, which was largely blamed on Republican economic policies.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}} He consistently opposed the New Deal remedies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which made him unpopular in Missouri.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}} As a result, Patterson was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in the 1934 election, losing the general election to the Democratic nominee, Harry S. Truman.{{sfn|Christensen|page=598}}

Later career

After leaving the Senate, Patterson resumed the practice of law in Springfield.{{sfn|Christensen|page=599}} For several years, Patterson was a member of the Missouri Appellate Judicial Commission.{{sfn|Toberman|page=286}}

Death and burial

Patterson suffered a stroke in July 1954.{{sfn|Christensen|page=599}} His health deteriorated and he died in Springfield on October 22, 1954.{{sfn|Christensen|page=599}} He was buried at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield.{{sfn|Spencer|page=131}}

Family

Patterson was married to Ada Holman of Springfield (1877–1957).{{sfn|Leader-Press|page=11}} They were the parents of two children, Paul (1902–1924){{sfn|Republican|page=6}} and Hadley (1908–1958).{{sfn|News-Leader|page=1}}

References

Sources

=Books=

{{cite book |last1=Barrett |first1=Paul W. |last2=Barrett |first2=Mary H. |date=1988 |title=Young Brothers Massacre |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HW3fbYxrd9IC&pg=PA20 |location=Columbia, MO |publisher=University of Missouri Press |isbn=978-0-8262-0650-3 |ref={{sfnRef|Barrett}}}}
{{cite book |editor1-last=Christensen |editor1-first=Lawrence O. |editor2-last=Foley |editor2-first=William E. |editor3-last=Kremer |editor3-first=Gary |date=1999 |title=Dictionary of Missouri Biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6gyxWHRLAWgC&pg=PA598 |location=Columbia, MO |publisher=University of Missouri Press |isbn=978-0-8262-6016-1 |ref={{sfnRef|Christensen}}}}
{{cite book |last=Spencer |first=Thomas E. |date=1998 |title=Where They're Buried |url=https://archive.org/details/wheretheyreburie00spen |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/wheretheyreburie00spen/page/131 131] |location=Baltimore, MD |publisher=Clearfield Company |isbn=978-0-8063-4823-0 |ref={{sfnRef|Spencer}}}}
{{cite book |last=Toberman |first=Walter H. |date=1951 |title=Official Manual of the State of Missouri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=psdKAQAAMAAJ&q=%22roscoe+c.+patterson%22 |location=Jefferson City, MO |publisher=Missouri Secretary of State |ref={{sfnRef|Toberman}}}}
{{cite book |last=U.S. Senate Committee on Mines and Mining |date=1932 |title=Hearing Record: To Create a Bituminous Coal Commission |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dca-SOI1VegC&q=roscoe+patterson+chairman+committee+mines+senate |location=Washington, DC |publisher=US Government Printing Office |ref={{sfnRef|Senate}}}}

=Newspapers=

{{cite news |date=November 22, 1924 |title=Funeral Service for Paul Patterson Sunday Afternoon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/40272128/ |work=Springfield Republican |location=Springfield, MO |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |ref={{sfnRef|Republican}}}}
{{cite news |date=October 25, 1957 |title=GOP Leader's Widow Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/300006060/ |work=Springfield Leader-Press |location=Springfield, MO |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|Leader-Press}}}}
{{cite news |date=May 2, 1958 |title=Hadley Patterson Dies at Hospital After Long Illness |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/298154964/ |work=Springfield News-Leader |location=Springfield, MO |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|News-Leader}}}}

External links

{{Find a Grave|7448956}}
[https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/historical-resources/gallery-past-us-attorneys-western-district-mo Gallery of Past U.S. Attorneys for the Western District of Missouri] at [https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo United States Attorneys Office for the Western District of Missouri]

{{s-ttl|title=Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Missouri
(Class 1)|years=1928, 1934}}

{{succession box | title=United States Representative for the 7th Congressional District of Missouri | before=Samuel C. Major | after=Samuel C. Major| years=1921–1923}}

{{U.S. Senator box

| state=Missouri

| class=1

| before = James A. Reed

| after =Harry S. Truman

| years=1929–1935

| alongside=Harry B. Hawes, Bennett Champ Clark

}}

Category:1876 births

Category:1954 deaths