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Jehu Patterson (1765–1851) was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented Monmouth County in the New Jersey Legislative Council, the precursor to the New Jersey State Senate. Jehu Patterson was born on December 14, 1765 in Middletown Township, New Jersey and would reside there all his life. He was a member of the Middletown Baptist Church. A farmer, he served as a member of the Middletown Township Committee, and served many years as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Monmouth County.〔''Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Third Congressional District of New Jersey'', 1896, Biographical Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.〕 In 1831, Patterson was elected to a one-year term as a member of the Legislative Council; he was elected again in 1834. He served as Vice-President of Council in 1834.〔''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1926''; Thomas F. Fitzgerald〕 Jehu Patterson died on July 22, 1851. A son, James, would serve on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders as well as the Legislative Council. ==Notes and references== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jehu Patterson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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