Joseph Turner Patterson

Joseph Turner Patterson
34th Attorney General of Mississippi
In office
January 18, 1956 – April 19, 1969[1]
GovernorJames P. Coleman
Ross Barnett
Paul B. Johnson Jr.
John Bell Williams
Preceded byJames P. Coleman
Succeeded byA. F. Summer
Personal details
Born(1907-07-10)July 10, 1907
Eupora, Mississippi
DiedApril 19, 1969(1969-04-19) (aged 61)[2]
Cause of deathStroke
Political partyDemocratic
Parents
  • Albert Thomas "Abb" Paterson (father)
  • Mae Vivian Harpole (mother)
EducationMississippi A&M
Mississippi College
Cumberland University Law School LLB 1929
Known forRole in Civil Rights

Joseph Turner Patterson (1907–1969) was the thirty-fourth Attorney General of Mississippi.

  1. ^ Pieschel, Bridget (2009). Golden Days: Reminiscences of Alumnae, Mississippi State College for Women. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 237. ISBN 9781604739596.
  2. ^ Weiner, Jay (December 5, 2015). ""Joe T. Patterson" reveals cost of delaying justice". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 7 January 2018.