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Basil A. Paterson

American politician · United States · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1926 to 2014 · aged 87

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.

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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.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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Deceased
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Lived 1926 to 2014 · aged 87