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): Anna Chancellor • Chris Berger • Cristian Romero (Argentine footballer) • Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti • Edward Whymper • Frederick Jagiellon • Friedrich von Flotow • George Petty • Jack Klugman • Kazuyoshi Funaki • Lars Bender • Philip Abelson • Sheila Scott • Warren Wood • Xavier Worthy

Born in the same month (April 1926): Alan Reynolds (artist) • Alex Grammas • Barbara Anderson (writer) • Bill Blackbeard • Charlotte Rae • Doug Insole • Elmer Kelton • Gus Grissom • Henry N. Cobb • Hulusi Sayın • Ian Paisley • James Bama • James Stirling (architect) • Jane Withers • Joan Lorring • Patricia Castell • Shrinivas Khale • Tim LaHaye