Robert Wilson Patterson (1850–1910) was an American newspaper editor and

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Early life

He was born in

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, attended

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in Lake Forest, Illinois, and graduated from

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in 1871, and then began the study of law.

Career

After the great fire in Chicago he became a reporter on the ''Times'', later joined the staff of the ''Interior'', and in 1873 became connected with the Chicago ''Tribune'', of which he was successively assistant night editor, Washington correspondent, editorial writer, managing editor, and editor in chief. He was also president of the Chicago Tribune Company. Patterson lived in the Patterson Mansion, a Neoclassical 30-room home on

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, where he entertained many prominent people of the day. He died of a stroke while at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia."Robert Patterson Dead; Head of Chicago Tribune Stricken with Apoplexy in Philadelphia"
''The Editor and Publisher'', April 9, 1910, p.5

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* American newspaper editors American newspaper executives Medill–Patterson family Lake Forest Academy alumni 1850 births 1910 deaths Williams College alumni People from Dupont Circle 19th-century American businesspeople Moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America {{US-editor-stub