George S. Patton

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Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-06-1894	Democratic	CD-06	11693	Loss
11-07-1916	Democratic	Senate1	277852	Loss

Candidate Biography:

George Smith Patton Sr.
Birthname: George William Patton (changed in 1868)
Born: September 30, 1856 in Charleston, Virginia [now West Virginia]
Married: Ruth Wilson (Daughter of B. D. Wilson)
Children: George Jr. and Anne
Died: June 10, 1927 in Lake Vinyard, CA

1877: City Attorney, City of Pasadena
1886-1887: District Attorney, Los Angeles County
1920s: Mayor, City of San Marino

• Patton's father was CSA Colonel George S. Patton who died during the Civil War. His son was General George S. Patton Jr., served as a major US Army commander during World War II. His grandson, Major General George Patton IV, who served in the Korean War and Vietnam War.
• PLACENAME: George S. Patton Continuation High School, located in Harbor City, is named for the Army General, not the District Attorney. There is also a Patton Elementary in Garden Grove, CA.