Edward W. Pattison

A Representative from New York. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N. Y. , April 29, 1932. Graduated from Albany (N. Y. ) Academy, 1949. A. B. , Cornell University, Ithaca, 1953. LL. B. , same university, 1957. Admitted to the New York bar in 1957 and commenced practice in Troy. Served in the United States Army, 1954-1956. Served as Rensselaer County (N. Y. ) treasurer, 1970-1975. Unsuccessful candidate for election in 1970 to the Ninety-second Congress. Unsuccessful candidate for Rensselaer County Executive, 1973. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the Ninety-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1979). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress. Was a resident of West Sand Lake, N. Y. , until his death there on August 22, 1990. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N. Y.