Basil A. Paterson

Basil Alexander Paterson 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.

27 April 1926

Born on the same birth date (27 April 1926): Alan Reynolds (artist) • Tim LaHaye

Born on the same birth day (27 April): Ann Peebles • Bruno Beger • Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel • Cory Booker • Eric Schmidt • James Mann (South Carolina politician) • Jason Whitlock • Jules Lemaître • Lim Bo Seng • Meselech Melkamu • Mihkel Lüdig • Nicolas Slonimsky • Nigel Barker (photographer) • Russell T Davies • Sharlee D'Angelo • Sven Bender • Zohra Sehgal • Ángel Comizzo

Born in the same month (April 1926): Anne McCaffrey • Bill Blackbeard • Charlotte Rae • Cloris Leachman • Elizabeth II • Ellie Lambeti • Gerry Fitt • Gil Kane • Jack Brabham • John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough • Johnny Craig • Junior Samples • Jürgen Moltmann • Pierre Fabre (businessman) • Rawya Ateya • Rifaat el-Mahgoub • Ronnie Masterson • Rudra Rajasingham • Sergio Franchi • Tim LaHaye