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- ↑ "Robert Wilson Patridge". OSB Membership Directory. Oregon State Bar. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ Esteve, Harry (September 6, 2013). "John Kitzhaber names Rob Patridge as chairman of Oregon Liquor Control Commission". oregonlive.com.
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