Abraham Westfall Patrick (August 2, 1829-September 26, 1909) was an American senator and judge from

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. A Democrat, Patrick was the

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candidate for Vice President of the United States at the

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. He finished fourth behind eventual nominee

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. Patrick, the son of a judge, was born in 1829 in

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. He studied law at Franklin College in

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and thereafter became a public prosecutor. In 1868, he was nominated as a presidential elector for the Ohio Democratic Party. In 1871, he was elected to the State Senate.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Patrick, Abraham W. 1829 births 1909 deaths Democratic Party Ohio state senators People from Tuscarawas County, Ohio Franklin College (New Athens, Ohio) 19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly