Background
Patten, John A. was born on September 27, 1867 in Delavan, Illinois, United States. Son of Major George W. and Charlotte (Holmes) Patten.
Patten, John A. was born on September 27, 1867 in Delavan, Illinois, United States. Son of Major George W. and Charlotte (Holmes) Patten.
Public school education. (Doctor of Laws, Baker U.).
President Patten Manufacturing Company, Chattanooga Packet Company, Tennessee River Navigation Company, Hamilton Realty Company, Bee Dee Stock Medicine Company, Chattanooga Trust Company. Managing partner Chattanooga Medicine Company. Was partner in Stone Fort Land Company, 1903-1906, which removed stone hill, covering 6 blocks in centre of Chattanooga, and improved same.
Especially active for many years in improvement of waterways. President Tennessee River Improvement Association. Treasurer board of trustees University of Chattanooga.
Trustee Goucher College of Baltimore. Vice president Conference for Edition and Industry in the South. Home: North Chattanooga, Tenn.
Married Edith Manker, October 2, 1890.