Mary Patterson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMary Patterson
American politician
Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1927
Place of Birth: Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 11-Nov-2016
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Mary Patterson
- Mary Alice Crabill Patterson (February 8, 1927 – November 11, 2016) was an American singer and politician. Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on February 8, 1927, to Jacob and Mary Emmaline Crabill, Mary Alice Crabill earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Sioux Falls.
- She obtained a master of arts degree from University of Nebraska–Lincoln and received a doctorate from University of Colorado–Boulder.
- Crabill met Perry Patterson in 1949, and married him in 1954.
- The couple returned to South Dakota, and both taught at the University of Sioux Falls.
- Mary Patterson later joined the faculty of the University of South Dakota, and Augustana University.
- She served on the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1999 to 2000.
- Patterson contested the 2000 and 2004 state house elections, losing both times.
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