# Basil A. Paterson

> Basil Alexander Paterson was an American labor lawyer and politician. He served in the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1971 and as the first African-American secretary of state of New York, serving under Governor Hugh Carey from 1979 to 1983. In 1970, Paterson was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York on the Arthur Goldberg ticket. Paterson's son David served as the state's first African-American governor from 2008 to 2011.

*American politician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1926-04-27
- **Died:** 2014-04-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Basil Paterson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Paterson)
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- [Basil A. Paterson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_A._Paterson)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2886807)

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