# Horace Patch

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{{Short description|American politician (1814–1862)}}
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'''Horace D. Patch''' (August 7, 1814 – June 22, 1862) was an American politician.

Born in [Onondaga County, New York](/source/Onondaga_County%2C_New_York), Patch went to [Cazenovia Academy](/source/Cazenovia_Academy). He then practiced law in [Ohio](/source/Ohio). In 1843, Patch moved to [Whitewater](/source/Whitewater%2C_Wisconsin) and then to [Calamus](/source/Calamus%2C_Wisconsin), Wisconsin Territory. He then moved to [Beaver Dam, Wisconsin](/source/Beaver_Dam%2C_Wisconsin)<ref name="Obit">{{cite news |title=Death of Capt. H. D. Patch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75977281/horace-patch-1814-1862/ |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |date=July 5, 1862 |location=Madison, WI |page=1 |via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) |access-date = April 18, 2021}} {{Open access}}</ref> in 1848 and practiced law. He served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 as a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)). He also served in local government offices. Patch then served in the [Wisconsin State Assembly](/source/Wisconsin_State_Assembly) in 1852.<ref name="Obit"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Second Trial |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76109197/horace-patch-1814-1862/ |newspaper=Daily Free Democrat |date=January 2, 1852 |location=Milwaukee, WI |page=2 |via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) |access-date = April 20, 2021}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1861, Patch recruited the [16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment](/source/16th_Wisconsin_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment) during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War), where he served as a captain.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Sixteenth Regiment |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76045063/horace-patch-1814-1862/ |newspaper=Janesville Daily Gazette |date=January 24, 1862 |location=Janesville, WI |page=1 |via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) |access-date = April 19, 2021}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was wounded in the [Battle of Pittsburg Landing](/source/Battle_of_Pittsburg_Landing) and died in [Corinth, Mississippi](/source/Corinth%2C_Mississippi) as a result of his wounds.<ref name="Obit"/><ref>''The Convention of 1846-Collections of the State Historical Society'', Milo Milton Quaife: 1918, Biographical Sketch of Horace D. Patch, p. 786.</ref>

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Category:Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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