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| Formerly | J. P. Lowe & Company; C.R. Patterson, Son & Company; C.R. Patterson and Sons Carriage Company |
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| Industry | Automotive manufacturing company |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Founder | Frederick Patterson |
| Defunct | 1939 |
| Successor | Greenfield Bus Body Company; Gallia Body Company |
| Headquarters | Greenfield, Ohio, US |
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| Products | Patterson-Greenfield automobile |
C.R. Patterson and Sons was an American automotive company, active from 1893 to 1939 primarily in Greenfield, Ohio and for one year in Gallia, Ohio.[1] The first African American founded car company founded by Frederick Douglas Patterson, and named after his father Charles "Rich" Richard Patterson.[1] They made the Patterson-Greenfield automobile.
- ^ a b "The Only African American Automobile Company". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Smithsonian. 2017-10-11. Archived from the original on 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2020-12-12.