Patrick, John T. (John Tyrant), 1852-1918

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John Tyrant Patrick (1852-1918) was a journalist and resort developer from Wadesboro, North Carolina. An astute businessman, Patrick attracted northerners to North Carolina by advertising inexpensive, fertile land in northern newspapers. In 1883, North Carolina Governor Thomas J. Jarvis appointed Patrick as the head of the Department of Immigration. During his tenure, he established the resort towns of Southern Pines and Pinebluff, North Carolina. He also assisted in establishing the North Carolina towns of Pinehurst, Roseland, Peachland, Vaughn, and Southmont.

From the description of John T. Patrick letter to Mrs. A. L. Coble, 1883 Dec. 14 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 589077896

John Tyrant Patrick (1852 - 1918) was a journalist and resort developer from Wadesboro, North Carolina. Patrick attracted northerners to North Carolina by advertising inexpensive, fertile land in northern newspapers. In 1883, North Carolina Governor Thomas J. Jarvis appointed Patrick as the head of the Department of Immigration. During his tenure, he established the resort towns of Southern Pines and Pinebluff, North Carolina. He also assisted in the in establishing the North Carolina towns of Pinehurst, Roseland, Peachland, Vaughn, and Southmont.

During his career, Patrick also served as industrial agent of the Seaboard Air-Line Railway and the Southern Pacific Railroad. He later bought property in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and developed the highway from Asheville to Charlotte via Chimney Rock.

For more information about Patrick, see the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Vol. 5, P-S.

From the guide to the John Tyrant Patrick Letter to Mrs. A. L. Coble, 1883 December 14, (Special Collections Research Center)

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referencedIn Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period Houghton Library
creatorOf John Tyrant Patrick Letter to Mrs. A. L. Coble, 1883 December 14 North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Patrick, John Tyrant, 1852-1918. John T. Patrick letter to Mrs. A. L. Coble, 1883 Dec. 14 [manuscript] North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries
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Mechanicsburg (Pa.)
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Real estate business
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Birth 1852-11-11

Death 1918-12-07

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