Patton, Frank Caldwell, 1896-1980

Frank Caldwell Patton, Republican of Morganton, Burke County, N.C., was born 27 April 1896. He attended Trinity College and graduated in 1916. Patton subsequently enlisted in the United States Army in 1917 where he served as an aerial observer in France. Following World War I, Patton received his law degree from Trinity Law School. From 1921 to 1931, Patton served as the Assistant United States District Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In 1932, he was appointed to a one-year term as United States District Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina by President Herbert Hoover. He also ran unsuccessfully for United States Senate in 1936, United States House from the 10th district in 1938, and governor of North Carolina in 1944. Patton practiced law in Morganton, N.C., for many decades; campaigned for national and local Republican Party candidates; and was active in many local causes. Patton died on 3 August 1980.

From the guide to the Frank Caldwell Patton Papers, 1913-1980, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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