He again became a Commodore when in command of the Mediterranean Squadron. Patterson was never an Admiral because in his day the highest "line" rank in the US Navy was Captain; the title Admiral was felt to smack of aristocracy and royalty, and did not become a "line" rank in the US Navy until the Civil War. Personal life Patterson was married to George Ann Pollock (1787–1851) of New Orleans, a daughter of George Pollock and Catherine ( Yates) Pollock. Both her father and grandfather, Richard Yates, were successful merchants in New York, with their firm Yates & Pollock who were driven out of business around 1800, when their ships and cargoes were seized by French privateers during the Quasi-War. Pollock moved to New Orleans, where his uncle Oliver Pollock, a financier of patriot operations during the Revolution, had been in business. Together, Daniel and George were the parents of: Griffith E. Patterson (1810-1837), who died a young death while attending Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati College. Carlile Pollock Patterson (1816–1881), who married Elizabeth Pearson, a daughter of U.S. Representative from North Carolina Joseph Pearson. Thomas Harmon Patterson (1820–1889), who married Maria Montresor Wainwright (1823–1881), a daughter of Col. Robert Dewar Wainwright, sister of Richard Wainwright, and cousin of Commander Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright. Eliza Catherine Patterson (1815–1884), who married George Mifflin Bache, a brother of Alexander Dallas Bache. George Ann Patterson (1818–1893), who married Adm. David Dixon Porter, a son of U.S. Minister Resident to the Ottoman Empire David Porter, in 1839. Patterson died on August 25, 1839. Namesakes Three ships in the United States Navy have been named for him. There is a Patterson Drive in New Orleans, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, close to the levee, which in all likelihood was named for Commodore Patterson because of his War of 1812 service there. References Bibliography See also Bibliography of early American naval history External links 1786 births 1839 deaths United States Navy officers American military personnel of the Quasi-War American military personnel of the First Barbary War United States Navy personnel of the War of 1812 Burials at the Congressional Cemetery Commanders of the USS Constitution