There are several persons named John Patton: · John Patton (1823-1897), U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania · John Patton, mayor of Detroit, Michigan, 1858-1859 · John Patton, Jr. (1850-1907), U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan · John Patton (1935-2002), soul jazz organ player · John Mercer Patton (1797-1858), U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Virginia · John Denniston Patton (1829-1904), U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania · John Patton (1915 - 1996), Canadian recipient of the George Cross. See also · John Paton · John Patten