E. Earl Patton
E. Earl Patton | |
|---|---|
Georgia Senate from the 40th district | |
| In office June 4, 1969 – January 8, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Dan MacIntyre |
| Succeeded by | Paul Coverdell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elbert Earl Patton, Jr. June 27, 1927 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 2011 (aged 83) At Lake Burton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | North Atlanta High School Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy United States Air Force |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
Elbert Earl Patton Jr. (June 27, 1927 – April 27, 2011) was an American businessman from Atlanta and a prominent member of the Republican Party from the U.S. state of Georgia.
Background
Patton graduated from
Patton made his living in banking, real estate and hotel development. His Patton and Associates engaged in the sale of waste systems and equipment.
Republican politics
Patton was elected on June 4, 1969 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Thereafter, Patton rebounded to win a seat in the Georgia State Senate and served from 1969 to 1970 from northern Fulton County. At the time his party held relatively few seats in the chamber, but Patton lived to see a dominant GOP majority in the Georgia Senate. Patton met with each Republican U.S. president from Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush while they were in Georgia on other business.[1] Twelve years afterwards, Senator Talmadge was unseated by Mack Mattingly, who became the first Republican U.S. Senator from Georgia since Reconstruction though he served only one term from 1981 to 1987.
Robert Hall, former president of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association and a former Rotary International district governor, said that Patton's "actions followed his beliefs. He was leading the way when being a Republican politician wasn't the thing to do. "He didn't mind standing out. You always knew where Earl was and what he stood for." [6]
Family and death
Patton and his wife, the former Mary Louise Morris, whom he married on March 19, 1949, had four children: Thomas Earl Patton (born 1952), Richard Morris Patton (born 1954), Louise Patton Pritchard (born 1955), and Lorena Hall Patton (born 1960).[2]
Patton died on
A resolution of the Georgia Senate describes Patton, accordingly: "a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness and, by the example he made of his life, he made this world a better place in which to live."[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "In Memory of Elbert Earl Patton, Jr". obits.dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ a b c "A Resolution honoring the life of E. Earl Patton, Jr" (PDF). legis.ga.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hart, Carroll (1970). "Georgia's official register, 1969-1970" (PDF). Digital Library of Georgia. p. 389. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, p. 1441
- Atlanta History: A Journal of Georgia and the South, Vol. XXXI (Winter 1987–1988), pp. 46–47
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 1, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2012.