Show EX SENATOR PATTERSON DEAD was widely known as editor actor ney and political leader denver thomas M patterson former united states senator died at his home here july 23 he was in hla his seventy seventh year and had been in poor health for several weeks senator patterson was widely known as an editor attorney and political leader ile he represented colorado in the united states senate from 1901 to 1907 and was tor for many years the owner and editor in chief of the rocky mountain news and the denver times in the days ot of the populist party bo e was a national leader in the movement and in later years was equally well known as a democratic leader by which party he was sent to he senate his fortune consisting irtely of real estate holdings in dener is estimated by associates at sev ral millions |