James O'H. Patterson

James O'Hanlan Patterson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by Theodore G. Croft
Succeeded by James F. Byrnes
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Barnwell County
In office
January 10, 1899 – February 20, 1904
Personal details
Born (1857-06-25)June 25, 1857
Barnwell, South Carolina
Died October 25, 1911(1911-10-25) (aged 54)
Barnwell, South Carolina
Resting place Orangeburg, South Carolina
Political party Democratic
Profession attorney

James O'Hanlan Patterson (June 25, 1857 – October 25, 1911) was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Barnwell, South Carolina. He attended private schools in town and also in Augusta, Georgia. Later, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1886, and commenced practice in Barnwell, South Carolina.

Patterson was a probate judge of Barnwell County, South Carolina 1888–1892 and a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives 1899–1904. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911). After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession in Barnwell, South Carolina where he died on October 25, 1911. He was buried in the Episcopal Cemetery.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Theodore G. Croft		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district
1905–1911 		Succeeded by
James F. Byrnes
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