Robert E. Pattison
Robert Emory Pattison (December 8, 1850 – August 1, 1904) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1883 to 1887 and again from 1891 to 1895.
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| 19th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 20, 1891 – January 15, 1895 | |
| Lieutenant | Louis A. Watres |
| Preceded by | James A. Beaver |
| Succeeded by | Daniel H. Hastings |
| In office January 16, 1883 – January 18, 1887 | |
| Lieutenant | Chauncey F. Black |
| Preceded by | Henry M. Hoyt |
| Succeeded by | James A. Beaver |
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| Born | Robert Emory Pattison December 8, 1850 Quantico, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1904 (aged 53) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Governorship
changeDuring Pattison’s two terms as governor, a number of progressive social reforms were carried out. During his first term, several measures of a progressive nature were passed, while Pattison revealed a scandal in the conduct of soldiers’ orphans’ schools. This led, according to one study, to “their greatly improved condition.”[1] In addition, an Act of 1885 made it the duty of the “owner or owners in fee or for life” to erect fire-escapes.[2] In 1893, an Act was passed that forbade “the employment of any minor under the age of fourteen in and about elevators.”[3] That same year, an Act was passed that enlarged the scope of a Factory Act from 1889. It did this by adding laundries and renovating establishments while also limiting the number of hours which a minor might work to 12. In addition, it extended the 1889 Act to factories and mercantile establishments that employed 5 persons, instead of 10, and raised the age of admission from 12 to 13.[4]
Death
changeHe died at his home in Philadelphia on August 1, 1904. The New York Times said that the stress of his final gubernatorial campaign led to his death.[5]
References
change- ↑ Pennsylvania, the story of a commonwealth, by Robert Fortenbaugh and H. James Tarman, P.291
- ↑ [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015069408345&seq=83 Factory legislation in Pennsylvania : its history and administration by J. Lynn Barnard no.19, P.30
- ↑ Factory legislation in Pennsylvania : its history and administration by J. Lynn Barnard no.19, P.66
- ↑ Factory legislation in Pennsylvania : its history and administration by J. Lynn Barnard no.19, P.66-67
- ↑ "Death of Robert E. Pattison". The New York Times. Philadelphia. 1904-08-02. p. 7. Retrieved 2021-04-13 – via Newspapers.com.