John and Mary Jo Patterson

John and Mary Jo Patterson dance at his inaugural ball in 1959, the year he became the 44th governor of Alabama. The couple married in 1947.

Governor John Patterson and his wife Mary Jo dancing at the 1959 inaugural ball

Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History

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John M. Patterson (1959-63)

John M. Patterson (1959-63)

Governor John Patterson and his wife Mary Jo dancing at the 1959 inaugural ball