John M. Pattison was a Democratic

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 politician from Ohio

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. Pattison was the 43rd Governor of Ohio, serving for a shorter period than any other person elected to the office before his untimely death.

Biography

Pattison was born near Owensville, Ohio

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. He joined the Union Army

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 during the American Civil War

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 in 1864. After the war ended, Pattison attended Ohio Wesleyan University

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, graduating in 1869. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1872. Pattison briefly served in the Ohio House of Representatives

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 in 1873 before working as an executive at an insurance company. Pattison was elected to the United States House of Representatives

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 in 1890 after briefly serving in the Ohio State Senate. He served one term from 1891 to 1893, but lost an 1892 bid for re-election. Pattison was elected governor in 1905. He entered office in January 1906 and served until his death in June. He is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Milford, Ohio. His is one of two "famous" interments at this cemetery, the other being the Baseball Hall of Famer Eppa Rixey

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(May 3, 1891 - February 28, 1963).

In 2004, Pattison Elementary School was built in Milford as John Pattison's namesake. The school educates students in kindergarten through sixth grade.