Edward Pattison

PATTISON, Edward Worthington, 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 Edward Pattison served as the Representative for the 29th District of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979. Previously, Mr. Pattison served as treasurer of the Capital District Regional Planning Commission, as a member of the Rensselaer County Inter-Governmental Council, chairman of the General Revenue Sharing Commission of Rensselaer County, and Chairman of the Town of Sand Lake Democratic Committee.