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Thomas Jefferson Paterson
Born(1805-04-10)April 10, 1805
Lisle, New York
DiedFebruary 15, 1885(1885-02-15) (aged 79)
OfficeMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
Political partyWhig
RelativesBrother: State Senator John E. Paterson (born 1800)

Thomas Jefferson Paterson, sometimes misspelled Patterson, (April 10, 1805 – February 15, 1885), was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Paterson was born in Lisle, New York and attended public schools.

Paterson was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-Eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). He was engaged as a land agent in Rochester, New York.

State Senator John E. Paterson (1800-1885) was his brother; Congressman John Paterson (1744–1808) and State Senator Caleb Hyde were his grandfathers.

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  • United States Congress. "Thomas J. Paterson (id: P000129)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Thomas J. Paterson at Find a Grave
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 28th congressional district

1843–1845
Succeeded by