John J. Patterson
(August 8, 1830 — September 28, 1912) Patterson was a journalist, banker, businessman, and politician. John James Patterson was born in Pennsylvania and moved to South Carolina in 1869. Before the Civil War, Patterson worked as a publisher, editor, and part owner of a publication in Pennsylvania. He also served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1854 to 1856. Patterson enlisted in the Union Army and served as a captain in the United States Volunteer Infantry. After the war he moved to South Carolina, where he was involved in railroad construction until he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate. Patterson served in the Senate from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1879.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000123]
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South Carolina Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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