Robert Porter Patterson Sr.
Personal
Birthday:
2/12/1891
Birthplace:
Glens Falls, NY
Date of Death:
1/22/1952
Place of Death:
Elizabeth, NJ
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, New York City, 1915-1916, 1919-1930, 1947-1952
New York Army National Guard, 1916-1917
U.S. Army, 1917-1919
Assistant secretary of war, 1940
Undersecretary of war, 1940-1945
Secretary of War, 1945-1947
Education
Name of School:
Union College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1912
Name of School - Second:
Harvard Law School
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Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1915 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name:
New York Southern District Court
President Nominating:
Herbert Hoover
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
5/13/1930
Termination Date:
3/22/1939
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
3/21/1939
Termination Date - Second:
7/30/1940
Termination Reason - Second:
Resignation