Pat Schroeder

official photo of Pat Schroeder, from the Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Birth Name: Patricia Nell Scott

Date of Birth: July 30, 1940

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Date of Death: March 13, 2023

Place of Death: Celebration, Florida, U.S.

Ethnicity: Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, English, Irish, Welsh, distant German

Pat Schroeder was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado, from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1997.

She was a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 1988.

Pat was the daughter of Bernice Lemoin/Lamoine (Scott), a teacher, and Lee Combs Scott, a pilot and aviation insurance company owner. Her parents were born in Nebraska. She was married to Jim Schroeder, until her death, with whom she had two children.

Pat’s paternal grandfather was Frank H. Scott (the son of Robert McIntyre Scott and Rebecca Tinney). Frank was born in Pennsylvania, to Northern Irish parents. Robert was born in Londonderry, Donegal, the son of William David Scott and Sarah McIntyre.

Pat’s paternal grandmother was Clara May Combs (the daughter of Alonzo Leonidas “Lon” Combs and Sarah Bunker/Baldwin Huntington). Clara was born in Nebraska. Alonzo was the son of William D. Combs and Mary Jane McGrew. Sarah was the daughter of Stephen Ault Huntington and Clarissa/Claresa Lovejoy Baldwin.

Pat’s maternal grandfather was Humphrey Clyde Scott (the son of William Crawford Scott and Louisa Frances Davis). Humphrey was born in Iowa. William was the son of David Irwin/Erwin Scott and Eleanor/Ellen Malone. Louisa was the daughter of Richard M. Davis and Nancy A. Foutz.

Pat’s maternal grandmother was Nellie/Nelle Eugenia/Eugene Webster (the daughter of Abraham/Abram Wheeler Webster and Rachel A. Young). Nelle was born in Indiana. Abraham was the son of Thomas Corbin Webster and Nancy Dowers. Rachel was the daughter of Amaziah Young and Mary Beebe.

Sources: Genealogy of Pat Schroeder – https://www.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Pat Schroeder (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.ancestry.ca

Pat’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Pat’s paternal grandmother, Clara May Combs, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Pat’s paternal great-grandfather, Alonzo Leonidas “Lon” Combs – https://www.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Pat Schroeder (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Pat’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Pat’s mother – http://articles.orlandosentinel.com

Genealogies of Pat’s maternal grandparents, Humphrey Clyde Scott and Nellie/Nelle Eugenia/Eugene Webster – https://www.findagrave.com