He was born in New York City on September 12, 1861. Patten attended Mount Pleasant Academy,
Ossining, New York, then
Columbia College,
New York City from 1877 to 1879, and
Columbia Law School in 1880–1882.
Career He engaged in the shipping business and subsequently operated a fleet of tugboats in New York Harbor. He served as president of the New York & Long Branch Steamboat Co.
Congress Patten was elected as a
Democrat to the
Sixty-second,
Sixty-third, and
Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the
Sixty-fifth Congress. He was the
Postmaster of New York City from 1917 to 1921.
Later career and death He moved to
Hollywood, California, in 1922 and served on the staff of the
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc., until 1924 when he retired. He died in
Hollywood, California, February 23, 1939. He was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park,
Los Angeles, California. ==Reference and source==