Pattee, William Sullivan "W.S."
House 1885-86 (District 20)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Rice
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/19/1846
Birth Place:
Jackson, Maine
Birth County:
Waldo
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1911
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Congregational
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
W.S.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Northfield
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer/Former Teacher and Principal, Maine/Former Professor of Greek, Lake Forest University, Illinois
EDUCATION
Maine Common Schools; Elementary School; Attended Irregularly
Bucksport Academy, Maine; Secondary; One Term, When He Was 17 Years Old
Wesleyan Seminary, Kent Hills, Maine; Attended College; Portions of 3 Years
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; College Graduate; 1871
Studied Law; Admitted to the Minnesota Bar, 1878
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Northfield, Minnesota (Superintendent of Schools);
06/1874 to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Julia E. Tuttle (married in 1871)
Children:
Three children: Charles Sumner, Rowena, and Richard
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was of English ancestry on his father's side.
He was raised on a farm.
He came to Minnesota in 1874.
"Mr. Pattee has always been a Republican in politics." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 107)
He was named the first Dean of the University of Minnesota College of Law in 1888.
He was orator for his class at Bowdoin College in 1871.
He became a member of First Congregational Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1888.
Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.
Elected:
11/4/1884
Residence:
Northfield
Term of Office:
1/6/1885 to 1/3/1887
Counties Represented:
Rice
Occupation:
Lawyer/Former Teacher and Principal, Maine/Former Professor of Greek, Lake Forest University, Illinois
Party:
Republican
Party Notes: "Mr. Pattee has always been a Republican in politics." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 107)
Articles & Books About
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.