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Basil Alexander Paterson (April 27, 1926 – April 16, 2014) was an American labor lawyer and politician. He served in the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1971 and as secretary of state of New York under Governor Hugh Carey from 1979 to 1983.
Apr 17, 2014 · Basil A. Paterson, one of the old-guard Democratic leaders who for decades dominated politics in Harlem and influenced black political power in New York City and the state into the 21st century,...
Jan 18, 2007 · Lawyer Basil Alexander Paterson was born on April 27, 1926, in Harlem, New York. Paterson’s mother Evangeline Rondon was a secretary for Marcus Garvey. Paterson received his high school diploma in 1942 from De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City.
Apr 18, 2014 · Basil A. Paterson, who for decades was a dominant figure in the political landscapes of Harlem, New York City and New York state, and whose career helped pave the way for younger black leaders...
Basil A. Paterson is a labor attorney and politician whose name was sometimes mentioned in the mid-1980s as a possible contender to become the first African-American mayor of New York City. He never ran for that office, but he did serve as deputy mayor and in Albany as New York 's secretary of state.
Basil Alexander Paterson, April 27, 1926 – April 16, 2014, was a Harlem labor lawyer and politician. He served in the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1971 and as secretary of state of New York under Governor Hugh Carey from 1979 to 1983.
Apr 17, 2014 · Attorney Basil Alexander Paterson, one of the legendary “Gang of Four” from Harlem, was as warm and gregarious as he was astute and generations with his time and praise for those he deemed ...
