Zeboim Cartter Patten, Jr. was born in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, the only child of Chattanooga industrialist Zeboim Cartter Patten and his second wife, Sarah (Key) Patten. He attended the Bright School and Baylor School in Chattanooga as well as the Asheville School for Boys in Asheville, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University.
He was married 19 Aug 1931 at Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee to Elizabeth Byan, a daughter of Dr. Worcester Allen Bryan and his wife, Emma (Berry) Bryan, of Nashville. During World War II he served as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard Reserve, 1943-45.
Patten was active in the business community serving as vice-president and treasurer of the Volunteer State Life Insurance Company (now the Lincoln Financial Group), founded by his father, 1927-1932, and served on its board of directors. He served as Chairman of the Board of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association and of the Ridgedale Bank and Trust Company. He was the owner of the Key Hotel and the Grandview Company (operating timber lands). He served as vice-president of WDEF-TV Broadcasting Company. He served as President of Chattanoogans, Inc. (1953); as a director of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bonny Oaks School; and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chattanooga (now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga).
He was active politically representing Hamilton County in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 81st General Assembly (1959-1961) and in the Tennessee Senate in the 82nd, 83rd, and 84th General Assemblies (1961-1967). He served as a delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1965.
Patten was the author of A TENNESSEE CHRONICLE (published 1953) and SIGNAL MOUNTAIN AND WALDEN’S RIDGE (published 1961).
He was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chattanooga, serving as junior warden, 1954-55, and senior warden, 1955-56. He was a member of the John Sevier Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; a member of the Tennessee Historical Commission; one of the founders of the Chattanooga Area Historical Association and served as its president, 1949-51. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Bryan) Patten, were noted conservationists.
Source: Biographical Directory - Tennessee General Assembly - 1796-1969
He was married 19 Aug 1931 at Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee to Elizabeth Byan, a daughter of Dr. Worcester Allen Bryan and his wife, Emma (Berry) Bryan, of Nashville. During World War II he served as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard Reserve, 1943-45.
Patten was active in the business community serving as vice-president and treasurer of the Volunteer State Life Insurance Company (now the Lincoln Financial Group), founded by his father, 1927-1932, and served on its board of directors. He served as Chairman of the Board of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association and of the Ridgedale Bank and Trust Company. He was the owner of the Key Hotel and the Grandview Company (operating timber lands). He served as vice-president of WDEF-TV Broadcasting Company. He served as President of Chattanoogans, Inc. (1953); as a director of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bonny Oaks School; and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chattanooga (now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga).
He was active politically representing Hamilton County in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 81st General Assembly (1959-1961) and in the Tennessee Senate in the 82nd, 83rd, and 84th General Assemblies (1961-1967). He served as a delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1965.
Patten was the author of A TENNESSEE CHRONICLE (published 1953) and SIGNAL MOUNTAIN AND WALDEN’S RIDGE (published 1961).
He was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chattanooga, serving as junior warden, 1954-55, and senior warden, 1955-56. He was a member of the John Sevier Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; a member of the Tennessee Historical Commission; one of the founders of the Chattanooga Area Historical Association and served as its president, 1949-51. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Bryan) Patten, were noted conservationists.
Source: Biographical Directory - Tennessee General Assembly - 1796-1969
Zeboim Cartter Patten, Jr. was born in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, the only child of Chattanooga industrialist Zeboim Cartter Patten and his second wife, Sarah (Key) Patten. He attended the Bright School and Baylor School in Chattanooga as well as the Asheville School for Boys in Asheville, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University.
He was married 19 Aug 1931 at Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee to Elizabeth Byan, a daughter of Dr. Worcester Allen Bryan and his wife, Emma (Berry) Bryan, of Nashville. During World War II he served as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard Reserve, 1943-45.
Patten was active in the business community serving as vice-president and treasurer of the Volunteer State Life Insurance Company (now the Lincoln Financial Group), founded by his father, 1927-1932, and served on its board of directors. He served as Chairman of the Board of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association and of the Ridgedale Bank and Trust Company. He was the owner of the Key Hotel and the Grandview Company (operating timber lands). He served as vice-president of WDEF-TV Broadcasting Company. He served as President of Chattanoogans, Inc. (1953); as a director of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bonny Oaks School; and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chattanooga (now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga).
He was active politically representing Hamilton County in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 81st General Assembly (1959-1961) and in the Tennessee Senate in the 82nd, 83rd, and 84th General Assemblies (1961-1967). He served as a delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1965.
Patten was the author of A TENNESSEE CHRONICLE (published 1953) and SIGNAL MOUNTAIN AND WALDEN’S RIDGE (published 1961).
He was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chattanooga, serving as junior warden, 1954-55, and senior warden, 1955-56. He was a member of the John Sevier Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; a member of the Tennessee Historical Commission; one of the founders of the Chattanooga Area Historical Association and served as its president, 1949-51. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Bryan) Patten, were noted conservationists.
Source: Biographical Directory - Tennessee General Assembly - 1796-1969
He was married 19 Aug 1931 at Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee to Elizabeth Byan, a daughter of Dr. Worcester Allen Bryan and his wife, Emma (Berry) Bryan, of Nashville. During World War II he served as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard Reserve, 1943-45.
Patten was active in the business community serving as vice-president and treasurer of the Volunteer State Life Insurance Company (now the Lincoln Financial Group), founded by his father, 1927-1932, and served on its board of directors. He served as Chairman of the Board of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association and of the Ridgedale Bank and Trust Company. He was the owner of the Key Hotel and the Grandview Company (operating timber lands). He served as vice-president of WDEF-TV Broadcasting Company. He served as President of Chattanoogans, Inc. (1953); as a director of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bonny Oaks School; and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chattanooga (now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga).
He was active politically representing Hamilton County in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 81st General Assembly (1959-1961) and in the Tennessee Senate in the 82nd, 83rd, and 84th General Assemblies (1961-1967). He served as a delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1965.
Patten was the author of A TENNESSEE CHRONICLE (published 1953) and SIGNAL MOUNTAIN AND WALDEN’S RIDGE (published 1961).
He was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chattanooga, serving as junior warden, 1954-55, and senior warden, 1955-56. He was a member of the John Sevier Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; a member of the Tennessee Historical Commission; one of the founders of the Chattanooga Area Historical Association and served as its president, 1949-51. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Bryan) Patten, were noted conservationists.
Source: Biographical Directory - Tennessee General Assembly - 1796-1969
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