John Patton Jr. (October 30, 1850 – May 24, 1907) was a

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from the

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. Patton, the son of John Patton and the brother of Charles Emory Patton, was born in

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. He prepared for college at

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, and graduated from

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, where he served on the third editorial board of ''

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'' and was a member of

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in 1875. "This list is compiled from material from the Order of Skull and Bones membership books at Sterling Library, Yale University and other public records. The latest books available are the 1971 ''Living members'' and the 1973 ''Deceased Members'' books. The last year the members were published in the ''

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'' is 1969." After graduating from the law department of

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, in 1877, he moved to

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, in 1878, was admitted to the

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the same year and commenced the practice of law. He was appointed by the

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John T. Rich as a Republican to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

Francis B. Stockbridge Francis Brown Stockbridge (April 9, 1826April 30, 1894) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Stockbridge was born in Bath, Maine, the son of a physician, Dr. John Stockbridge, and attended the common schools there. He clerked at a wh ...

and served from May 5, 1894, to January 14, 1895, when a successor was elected and qualified. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1895 to fill the vacancy, losing to Julius Caesar Burrows. He was then a banker and a member and later president of the Board of Library Commissioners of Grand Rapids. He died in Grand Rapids and is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery there.

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