Grady Patterson Explained

Grady Patterson
Office:South Carolina Treasurer
Term Start:January 11, 1999
Term End:January 3, 2007
Governor:David Beasley
Jim Hodges
Mark Sanford
Preceded:Richard Eckstrom
Succeeded:Thomas Ravenel
Term Start2:January 17, 1967
Term End2:January 11, 1995
Governor2:Robert Evander McNair
John C. West
James B. Edwards
Richard Riley
Carroll A. Campbell Jr.
Preceded2:Jefferson Bates
Succeeded2:Richard Eckstrom
Residence:Columbia, South Carolina
Occupation:Military Officer
Politician
Alma Mater:University of South Carolina (B.A., J.D.)
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:January 13, 1924
Spouse:Marjorie H. Faucett (m. 1951)
Children:6 - Grady L. (III), Steven G., Lynne, Laura, Amy, and Beth
Branch:South Carolina Air National Guard
Serviceyears:1946–1984
Allegiance:United States
Rank: Lieutenant General
Awards:Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Birth Place:Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
Resting Place:Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina

Grady Leslie Patterson, Jr. (January 13, 1924  - December 7, 2009) was a Democratic Party politician who served as the South Carolina Treasurer and a United States Air Force Lieutenant General.[1]

Born in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, Patterson graduated from University of South Carolina. He served in World War II in the U.S. Army Air Forces, flying missions from Iwo Jima as a fighter pilot. In 1946, he became a member of the South Carolina Air National Guard serving in the Korean War and the Berlin Airlift.[2] He also served as Chief of Staff for the South Carolina Air National Guard and Assistant to the Commander of the United States Air Force Logistics Command. When he retired in 1984, the South Carolina State Legislature promoted him from Major General to Lieutenant General.[3]

Patterson served as Assistant Attorney General under Dan McLeod in 1959 until he was first elected in 1966 as the State Treasurer after the death of Jefferson Bates. He was re-elected in 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986 and 1990, serving a total of 36 years. He was defeated by Republican Richard Eckstrom in the Republican Revolution of 1994 but defeated Eckstrom in a rematch in 1998. He was re-elected in 2002 but in 2006, he was defeated by Republican Thomas Ravenel.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Add a Memory to Mr. Grady Leslie Patterson, Jr.'s Obituary - Tributes.com . Myfox8.tributes.com . 2022-10-09.
  2. News: Smith. Gina. O'Connor. John. December 8, 2009. Steward of Taxes - Former Treasurer Patterson Dies at 85. The State.
  3. Web site: 1983-1984 Bill 3641: To promote Major General Grady L. Patterson, Jr., to the rank of lieutenant general effective upon his retirement from the South Carolina Air National Guard - South Carolina Legislature Online. www.scstatehouse.gov. 2020-04-30.