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John James Patterson of South Carolina, 1865-1880. Patterson, Hon. John James of S.C. (born in Pennsylvania. 1830), between 1865 and 1880. Delegate to Nat. Republican Convention at Chicago 1860, Capt. in 15th U.S. Vol. Inf. [Businessman and politician: served in the Union Army as a captain in the 15th US Volunteer Infantry; involved with the construction of electric railways and electric lighting plants].