City: Memphis
PATTERSON, Guy E., grain dealer; born Grenada, Miss., Sept. 29, 1866; son of W. G. and Emma (ELDER) PATTERSON; father’s occupation, cotton factor; paternal grandfather James S. PATTERSON, maternal grandparents M. B. and Lucy (BABER) ELDER; educated in public schools and Christian Bros. College, Memphis, Tenn.; connected with C. W. Gover & Co., molasses dealer in early life; member of Chickasaw and Country Clubs, Memphis; Democrat; former Captain Chickasaw Guards and Colonel 2d Tenn. Infantry, N. G. S. T.; now vice-president Merchants Exchange and president Memphis (Tenn.) Grain and Hay Assn.; member of firm G. E. Patterson & Co., wholesale grain dealers and manufacturers stock feed.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
