J.O. Patterson, Jr.
| J. O. Patterson Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Memphis | |
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In office 1982–1982 |
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| Preceded by | J. Wyeth Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Wallace Madewell |
| Member of the Memphis City Council | |
| Member of the Tennessee State Senate | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 28, 1935 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 2011 (aged 76) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Cause of death | kidney failure |
| Resting place |
Memphis Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nationality | African-American |
| Parents |
J. O. Patterson Sr. Deborah Indiana Mason Patterson |
| Residence | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Former Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee 1982, State Legislator, Bishop, Pastor, Attorney and Mortician |
Memphis Memorial Park Cemetery
James Oglethorpe Patterson Jr. (28 May 1935 – 25 June 2011) was a Pentecostal–Holiness minister in the Church of God in Christ and a former Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.
Patterson was born in Memphis, the son of the first international Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), J. O. Patterson Sr. (1912–1989) and Deborah Mason Patterson (1914–1985). He was the grandson of COGIC founder Bishop Charles Harrison Mason (1864–1961) and cousin of the late Presiding Bishop of COGIC Gilbert E. Patterson (1939–2007). He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1958, a Master of Religion Degree in 1985 from Memphis Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree in 1963 from DePaul University, Chicago, Il.
He practiced law and then became active in state and local political life as a State Representative for one term, a State Senator for two terms, a Memphis City Councilman for five terms and interim Mayor of Memphis (for 20 days total) in 1982, following the resignation of J. Wyeth Chandler; after the statutory 20 days, he was succeeded by Wallace Madewell for a short period. (The next regularly-elected mayor was Richard Hackett). He also served as a delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention and the Democratic National Convention in 1972, 1976 and 1980.
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