The first African-American governor of New York; legally blind.
An ear infection he contracted as a child left him blind in his left eye and ruined his vision in his right eye.
He was the fifty-fifth Governor of New York, serving 2008-2010.
His father, Basil Paterson, served as a New York state senator and deputy mayor.
He was the governor of New York and was succeeded by Andrew Cuomo.
