Patterson, Charles H.
Languages and Literatures, 1916-1933
b. 1863, Smithsonville, Ont.
d. Aug. 12, 1933, Southport, Me.

A stern, but popular instructor, throughout his time in Amherst, Patterson remained active in community affairs, notably with the Unity church and the Pacific lodge of Masons, but also taking part in groups ranging from the George Washington bicentennial committee to the Amherst motion picture censorship committee. He died suddenly on Aug. 12, 1933, while vacationing at his summer home in Southport, Me. At the time of his death he was working on a biography of the Irish playwright Dion Boucicault.
Resources
- Charles H. Patterson Papers, University Archives (FS 089)