J. O. Patterson Jr.

J. O. Patterson Jr.
Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee
In office
1982–1982
Preceded byJ. Wyeth Chandler
Succeeded byWallace Madewell
Member of the Memphis City Council
Member of the Tennessee State Senate
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Personal details
Born(1935-05-28)May 28, 1935
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJune 25, 2011(2011-06-25) (aged 76)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Cause of deathkidney failure
Resting placeMemphis Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee
Parent(s)J. O. Patterson Sr.
Deborah Indiana Mason Patterson
Residence(s)Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationFormer mayor of Memphis, Tennessee 1982, state legislator, bishop, pastor, attorney and mortician

James Oglethorpe Patterson Jr. (28 May 1935 – 25 June 2011) was a Holiness Pentecostal minister in the Church of God in Christ and a former mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, the first African-American to hold the office.