J. O. Patterson Jr.
J. O. Patterson Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee | |
| In office 1982–1982 | |
| Preceded by | J. Wyeth Chandler |
| Succeeded by | Wallace Madewell |
| Member of the Memphis City Council | |
| Member of the Tennessee State Senate | |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| 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 |
| Parent(s) | J. O. Patterson Sr. Deborah Indiana Mason Patterson |
| Residence(s) | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Former 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.