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John Malcolm Patterson (September 27, 1921 – June 4, 2021) was an American politician. He served one term as Attorney General of Alabama from 1955 to 1959, and, at age 37, served one term as the 44th Governor of Alabama from 1959 to 1963.
Feb 27, 2024 · A self-professed populist, John Patterson attempted major reforms as governor in Alabama's property-tax assessment system and the funding of education. Most Alabamians recall his governorship not for these largely failed reform efforts, but for his continued support of segregation.
Jun 5, 2021 · John M. Patterson, a defiant segregationist who defeated and preceded George C. Wallace as the governor of Alabama as the South plunged into the violence and turmoil of the civil rights movement...
Governor Patterson received his education in several Central and East Alabama towns, where both his parents were school teachers, and graduated from high school in Phenix City, where his father would later enter law practice.
John Patterson (1921-2021) became Alabama Attorney General in 1954 following the assassination of his father, Albert Patterson, who had vowed to end vice and corruption in Phenix City.
Jun 4, 2021 · Patterson, John Malcolm. September 27, 1921 to June 4, 2021. Patterson’s gubernatorial term in Alabama was a turbulent one due to his enforcement of state-sponsored segregation and the increase of civil rights activity in Alabama.
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John Malcolm Patterson (born September 27, 1921 in Goldville, Tallapoosa County; died June 4, 2021 in Goldville) was the 44th Governor of Alabama, serving from 1959 to 1963. John Malcolm Patterson was the son of educators Albert Love Patterson and the former Agnes Louise Benson.
