John Egleston Paterson (born March 17, 1800, in Lisle, Broome County, New York; died before 1885) was an American farmer, lawyer and politician from New York.
On February 1, 1827, he married Elizabeth Sheldon (1805–1828), removed to Parma Center, and engaged there in mercantile pursuits.
He was an associate judge of the Monroe County Court from 1844 to 1847.
Congressman Thomas J. Paterson (1805–1885) was his brother; Congressman John Paterson (1744–1808) and State Senator Caleb Hyde were his grandfathers.
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