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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | John M. Pattison |
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Milford, Ohio , United States |
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June 13, 1847
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| Died | June 18, 1906
(59 years)
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| Info | On June 13, 1847, John M. Pattison, Ohio's 43rd governor, was born near Owensville in Clermont County.
The only Clermont native to hold the office, he also has the distinction of having served the shortest term of any Ohio governor - five months.
Pattison grew up working in a store owned by his father, William. John Pattison is said to have been there July 14, 1863, when Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan raided Owensville. Pattison was so angered by some of Morgan's Raiders riding their horses into a church that he joined the 153rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After fighting in the Civil War, he worked his way through Ohio Wesleyan University.
Pattison, a Democrat, practiced law in Cincinnati, served in the state legislature and was president of Union Central Life Insurance.
A temperance man and strict observer of the Sabbath, he ran for governor in 1905 as a supporter of the Sunday closing law.
Pattison died at Promont, his home in Milford, on June 18, 1906. It is now a museum run by the Greater Milford Area Historical Society.
Ohio governor John M. Pattison was born near Owensville, Ohio, on June 13, 1847. His parents were William Pattison, proprietor of a country store, and Mary Duckwall Pattison. As a child, Pattison worked in his father's store as well as neighboring farms. Pattison was only sixteen years old when he joined the 153d Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. When the war ended, Pattison enrolled at Ohio Wesleyan University, ultimately graduating in 1869. Pattison had to work to pay his way through college. He taught school and hired himself out as an agricultural laborer in order to pay his tuition.
After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan, Pattison obtained a job in Bloomington, Illinois, where he worked for the Union Central Life Insurance Company. He was not happy in this position and moved to Cincinnati to read the law with lawyer Alfred Yaple. Pattison gained admittance to the Ohio bar in 1872, and he began to provide legal counsel to the Cincinnati and Marietta Railroad.
Pattison first entered politics in 1873, when the residents of Hamilton County elected him to the state legislature. After one term, Pattison decided to return to his law practice. He spent the next ten years as a partner in the law firm of Yaple, Moos, and Pattison. He became the Union Central Life Insurance Company's vice presidentin 1881 and its president in 1891. Under his management, the company prospered.
Pattison reluctantly reentered the political arena in 1890, when he was appointed to fulfill a vacant seat in the state senate. In 1891, Pattison was elected to the United States House of Representatives, but he was unsuccessful in obtaining reelection. Once his term was over, Pattison returned to Cincinnati, where he concentrated on his business interests.
In 1905, Ohio Democrats chose Pattison as their candidate for governor. He successfully defeated Republican governor Myron T. Herrick's attempts to gain reelection. Pattison was a strong supporter of Prohibition, a stance that garnered him staunch supporters in the campaign. He also spoke out against city bosses during the campaign and argued for municipal ownership of public utilities. During Pattison's short time as governor, the state legislature raised taxes on saloons, and some railroad reforms were instituted. Unfortunately, by the time that Pattison was inaugurated, his health had deteriorated. He was hospitalized in Cincinnati for a brief time before dying at his home in Milford, Ohio, on June 18, 1906. Lieutenant Governor Andrew L. Harris completed the rest of Pattison's term.
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