John Patten

John Patten is the name of:

  • John Patten (representative) (1746-1800), American soldier and politician from Delaware
  • John Patten (British politician) (born 1945), British Conservative politician
  • John Thomas Patten or Jack Patten (1905-1957), Australian Aboriginal activist and journalist

Famous quotes containing the words john and/or patten:

    a notable prince that was called King John;
    And he ruled England with main and with might,
    For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.
    —Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)

    There is a sort of exotic preposterousness about a lot of elections, the way arguments are made even cruder.
    —Chris Patten (b. 1944)