James O’Hanlon PATTERSON, Congress, SC (1857-1911)

PATTERSON, James O’Hanlon, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Barnwell, Barnwell County, S.C., June 25, 1857; attended private schools in Barnwell, S.C., and Augusta, Ga.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced practice in Barnwell, S.C.; probate judge of Barnwell County 1888-1892; member of the State house of representatives 1899-1904; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1911); resumed the practice of his profession in Barnwell, S.C., where he died on October 25, 1911; interment in the Episcopal Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present