Birth Name: David Alexander Paterson
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 20, 1954
Ethnicity:
*father – African-Jamaican, African-Carriacouan/Grenadian
*mother – African-American
David Alexander Paterson is an American politician.
David is the son of Portia Hairston Paterson, a homemaker, and state senator Basil Alexander Paterson who was Secretary of State under Hugh Carey. Portia is African American descended from pre-Civil War African American slaves in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina.
David’s paternal grandfather was Leonard James Paterson (the son of James Paterson and Elisia Paterson). Leonard was born in the island of Carriacou in the Grenadines.
David’s paternal grandmother was Evangeline Alicia Rondon. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
Sources: Genealogy of David Paterson – https://www.geni.com/
Genealogy of David Paterson (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com/
New York Now Interview with David Paterson – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJJgN4Zo5b0
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