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1To James Madison from John M. Patton, 17 March 1826 (Madison Papers)
...Pennsylvania but never practiced. He settled in Fredericksburg and became a successful lawyer and leading member of the Virginia bar. Patton served in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1830–38, and on the Virginia Council of State, 1838–41. As senior council member, he served as acting governor of Virginia for a short period in 1841. Patton and his collaborator, Conway Robinson, were...