James Malcom Patterson Jr. (April 2, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American businessman and politician.
Patterson was born in
Huntsville, Alabama. In 1972, he received his bachelor's degree in business from the
Jacksonville State University. Patterson served in the
United States Army and was commissioned a captain. Patterson was involved in the real estate business. Patterson served on the
Morgan County, Alabama School Board from 1988 to 2000. He lived with his family in
Meridianville, Alabama. He had been a member of the
Alabama House of Representatives
The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency contai ...
from the 21st District, serving from 2010 until his death in 2017. He was a member of the Republican party. In 2017, Patterson died of a heart attack while still in office.
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1950 births
2017 deaths
School board members in Alabama
Republican Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives
Politicians from Huntsville, Alabama
Military personnel from Alabama
Jacksonville State University alumni
Businesspeople from Alabama
21st-century American legislators
20th-century American businesspeople
21st-century Alabama politicians
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