What is John Malcolm Patterson?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = John Malcolm Patterson |image = John Malcolm Patterson.jpg |order = 44th [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]] |lieutenant = [[Albert Boutwell]] |term_start = January 19, 1959 |term_end = January 14, 1963 |predecessor = [[Jim Folsom]] |successor = [[George Wallace]] |office1 = [[Attorney General of Alabama]] |governor1 = [[Jim Folsom]] |term_start1 = January 17, 1955 |term_end1 = January 19, 1959 |predecessor1 = [[Bernard Sykes]] |successor1 = [[MacDonald Gallion]] |birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date|1921|9|27}}}} |birth_place = [[Goldville, Alabama|Goldville]], [[Alabama]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2021|6|4|1921|9|27}} |death_place = Goldville, Alabama, U.S. |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] |spouse = {{plain list| * {{marriage|Gladys Broadwater|1942|1945|end=div}} * {{marriage|Mary Jo McGowin|1947|1975|end=div}} * {{marriage|Tina Sawyer|1975}} }}|alma_mater = [[University of Alabama|University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa]] |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = [[File:Emblem of the United States Department of the Army.svg|20px|United States Army seal]] [[United States Army]] |serviceyears = 1939–1945<br>1951–1953 |battles = [[World War II]]<br>[[Korean War]] |rank = [[File:US-O4 insignia.svg|15px]] [[Major (United States)|Major]] }} '''John Malcolm Patterson''' (September 27, 1921 &ndash; June 4, 2021) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was the [[List of Governors of Alabama|44th]] [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.waterfrontpix.com/johnpatterson2.htm |title=John Patterson: In the Wake of the Assassins |access-date=2014-03-29 |archive-date=2013-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718092232/http://www.waterfrontpix.com/johnpatterson2.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He served as governor from 1959 to 1963. Patterson was a member of