James O. Patterson

James O'Hanlon Patterson (June 25, 1857 – October 25, 1911) was a United States Representative from South Carolina.

James O'Hanlan Patterson
From Volume 3 of 1908's Men of Mark in South Carolina
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	Theodore G. Croft
Succeeded by	James F. Byrnes
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Barnwell County
In office January 10, 1899 – February 20, 1904
Personal details
Born	June 25, 1857 Barnwell, South Carolina
Died	October 25, 1911 (aged 54) Barnwell, South Carolina
Resting place	Orangeburg, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Profession	attorney

Biography

He was born in Barnwell, South Carolina.[1] He attended private schools in town and also in Augusta, Georgia.[1] Later, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1886, and commenced practice in Barnwell, South Carolina.[1]

Patterson was a probate judge of Barnwell County, South Carolina 1888–1892[1] and a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives 1899–1904. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911). After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession in Barnwell, South Carolina where he died on October 25, 1911. He was buried in the Episcopal Cemetery.

References

1. Men of Mark in South Carolina, p. 340.

Sources

Books

• Hemphill, James Calvin (1908). Men of Mark in South Carolina. 3. Men of Mark Publishing: Washington, DC.

External sources

• United States Congress. "James O. Patterson (id: P000118)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• James O. Patterson at Find a Grave