Christopher Stuart Patterson | |
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Born | June 24, 1842 |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Employer | University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Title | Dean |
Christopher Stuart Patterson (June 24, 1842 – November 8, 1924) [1] was an American lawyer who served as dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
His parents were Joseph and Jane (Cuyler) Patterson. [2] Patterson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1860, [2] and lived in Chestnut Hill, in Philadelphia. [3]
During the American Civil War, in 1863 Patterson became a sergeant in Landis' First Battery of Philadelphia Light Artillery, and that year he was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. [1] [2] Following the war, Patterson became a member of the Pennsylvania Bar in 1865. [2]
Patterson was a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1887 to 1898, teaching, real estate, conveyancing, and constitutional law, and was its Dean from 1890 to 1896. [2] [4] [5]
He was the 13th President of the Union League of Philadelphia in 1897 and 1898. [2] [4]
Patterson died of cardiac arrest in his home in Philadelphia at the age of 82. [1]
Christopher Stuart Patterson dean June 24.
Christopher Stuart Patterson dean June 24.
Christopher Stuart Patterson | |
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Born | June 24, 1842 |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Employer | University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Title | Dean |
Christopher Stuart Patterson (June 24, 1842 – November 8, 1924) [1] was an American lawyer who served as dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
His parents were Joseph and Jane (Cuyler) Patterson. [2] Patterson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1860, [2] and lived in Chestnut Hill, in Philadelphia. [3]
During the American Civil War, in 1863 Patterson became a sergeant in Landis' First Battery of Philadelphia Light Artillery, and that year he was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. [1] [2] Following the war, Patterson became a member of the Pennsylvania Bar in 1865. [2]
Patterson was a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1887 to 1898, teaching, real estate, conveyancing, and constitutional law, and was its Dean from 1890 to 1896. [2] [4] [5]
He was the 13th President of the Union League of Philadelphia in 1897 and 1898. [2] [4]
Patterson died of cardiac arrest in his home in Philadelphia at the age of 82. [1]
Christopher Stuart Patterson dean June 24.
Christopher Stuart Patterson dean June 24.