Basil A. Paterson

Basil A. Paterson
58th Secretary of State of New York
In office January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983
Governor	Hugh Carey
Preceded by	Mario Cuomo
Succeeded by	Gail S. Shaffer
Member of the New York State Senate
In office January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1970
Preceded by	Bernard G. Gordon
Succeeded by	Sidney A. von Luther
Constituency	31st district (1966) 27th district (1967–1970)
Deputy Mayor of New York City
In office January 1, 1978 – January 1, 1979
Appointed by	Ed Koch
Personal details
Born	Basil Alexander Paterson (1926-04-27)April 27, 1926 New York City, U.S.
Died	April 16, 2014(2014-04-16) (aged 87) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Portia Hairston
Children	2, including David
Education	St. John's University (BS, JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II

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. In 1970, Paterson was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York on the Arthur Goldberg ticket. Paterson's son David served as governor from 2008 to 2011.^[1]