Joseph Turner Patterson
Joseph Turner Patterson | |
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Attorney General of Mississippi | |
| In office January 18, 1956 – April 19, 1969[1] | |
| Governor | James P. Coleman Ross Barnett Paul B. Johnson Jr. John Bell Williams |
| Preceded by | James P. Coleman |
| Succeeded by | A. F. Summer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1907 Eupora, Mississippi |
| Died | April 19, 1969 (aged 61)[2] |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Education | Mississippi A&M Mississippi College Cumberland University Law School LLB 1929 |
| Known for | Role in Civil Rights |
Joseph Turner Patterson (1907–1969) was the thirty-fourth
Attorney General of Mississippi
.
Early life and education
Patterson was born July 10, 1907, in Eupora, Mississippi.[1]
Public service
In 1930, Patterson was elected city attorney of Calhoun, Mississippi. In 1932, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives. In 1936, he joined the staff of Senator Pat Harrison.
In 1962, Patterson cooperated with the Kennedy administration to register James Meredith to attend Ole Miss.
In 1968, he represented the state's interests in segregation academies.
References
- Joe T. Patterson and the White South's Dilemma: Evolving Resistance to Black Advancement[4]
- ^ ISBN 9781604739596.
- ^ Weiner, Jay (December 5, 2015). ""Joe T. Patterson" reveals cost of delaying justice". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Coffey v. State Educational Finance Commission". U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. January 29, 1969. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ISBN 9781496802705. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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