C.R. Patterson and Sons

C.R. Patterson and Sons was an American automotive company, active from 1893 to 1939 primarily in Greenfield, Ohio and for one year in Gallia, Ohio. The first African American founded car company founded by Frederick Douglas Patterson, and named after his father Charles "Rich" Richard Patterson. They made the Patterson-Greenfield automobile.

C.R. Patterson and Sons
FormerlyJ. P. Lowe & Company;
C.R. Patterson, Son & Company;
C.R. Patterson and Sons Carriage Company
IndustryAutomotive manufacturing company
Founded1893 (1893)
FounderFrederick Patterson
Defunct1939 (1939)
SuccessorGreenfield Bus Body Company;
Gallia Body Company
HeadquartersGreenfield, Ohio, US
Key people
ProductsPatterson-Greenfield automobile
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