William Weston Patton
(1821-1889)
American abolitionist
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William Weston Patton (October 19, 1821 – October 21, 1889), was an abolitionist, academic administrator, and scholar. He served as the 5th president of Howard University, and one of the contributors to the words of John Brown's Body. He was the son of Rev. William Patton and the grandson of Anglo-Irish Congregationalist immigrant and Revolutionary War Major Robert Patton.
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19 October 1821 New York, New York, U.S.
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1889 (aged 67) New York, New York, U.S.
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