J.E. "Pat" Patterson
| Jacob E. "Pat" Patterson | |
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Mayor of Minden Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA |
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In office January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Colten |
| Succeeded by | Jack Batton |
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April 28, 1924 Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | November 30, 2010 (aged 86) Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sadie Grace Chanler Patterson |
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Connie Patterson Paul (1948-2007) |
| Alma mater | Dubberly High School in Dubberly, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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(1) A successful businessman, Patterson was elected mayor of Minden in his first bid for office, having handily unseated the Republican incumbent, Tom Colten. (2) Rather than seek a second term as mayor, Patterson sought to fill an opening in the Louisiana House of Representatives in a special election held on November 7, 1978. (3) The night before the special House election, Patterson's only son, Ricky Gayle Patterson, was shot to death by an acquaintance, Richard Dowling, under questionable circumstances. At the time of his death at the age of 27, Ricky Patterson was married to the former Janice Acklen, and they had two children, Jeremy Shane Patterson (born October 2, 1974) and Tiffani Shea Patterson (born August 2, 1976). |
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Connie Patterson Paul (1948-2007)
Ricky G. Patterson (1951–1978)
Tanua P. Riley
(1) A successful businessman, Patterson was elected mayor of Minden in his first bid for office, having handily unseated the Republican incumbent, Tom Colten.
(2) Rather than seek a second term as mayor, Patterson sought to fill an opening in the Louisiana House of Representatives in a special election held on November 7, 1978.
Jacob E. Patterson, known as J. E. "Pat" Patterson (April 28, 1924 – November 30, 2010), was a businessman who served for a single term from 1974 to 1978 as the Democratic mayor of the small city of Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.
Patterson's principal business interest was Tide Craft, Inc., a boat company previously known as Bayou Boats, which he purchased in the early 1960s. The company sustained three major fires, one in the spring of 1970. In 1973, Tide Craft sales topped $3 million, with boats sold in twenty-two states. In its heyday, Tide Craft consisted of a large office complex with Minden's first computer system, a showroom, and metal buildings for the production of large boats. The boats were shipped by 18 wheelers all over the United States and presented in show rooms nationwide. In 1974, Patterson sold Tide Craft and announced his bid for mayor.
For a time prior to 1976, Patterson was also in business with his brother-in-law, W. D. "Bill" Chanler (1924-1988) in the C&P Construction Company in Minden, but the two had a business and family dispute. Chanler's two sons and Patterson's nephews by marriage, Bert David Chanler (born September 1948) and Billy Gene "Bill" Chanler (born November 1950), physically attacked their uncle on Dorcheat Bayou a mile north of Minden. Patterson's older daughter, then Connie Yocom, was charged with pulling a pistol on her cousins, Bert and Bill Chanler.
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