Joseph Turner Patterson

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

Joseph Turner Patterson
34th Attorney General of Mississippi
In office
January 18, 1956  April 19, 1969
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)
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
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