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Rufus Lenoir Patterson Jr. (July 11, 1872 – April 11, 1943) was an American businessman who founded American Machine and Foundry and served as a vice president of the American Tobacco Company. Early life [ edit ]
Rufus L. Patterson. American Machine and Foundry Company. 1900–1941. Industry: Fabricated Goods. Era: 1900. Patterson founded American Machine as a subsidiary of American Tobacco, and retained control of the independent entity after Tobacco's break up in 1911.
Their son, Rufus Lenoir Patterson, was mayor of Salem, North Carolina and sired Rufus Lenoir Patterson Jr., who founded American Machine and Foundry and served as a vice president of the American Tobacco Company. He moved to New York City in the 1890s where his children married into prominent New York society families.
Rufus Lenoir Patterson, Jr., inventor and businessman, was born in Salem, the son of lawyer, planter, and paper mill owner Rufus Lenoir (1830–79) and his second wife Mary Elizabeth Fries Patterson (1844–1927), the daughter of textile pioneer Francis Fries.
Rufus Lenoir Patterson Jr. (July 11, 1872 – April 11, 1943) was an American businessman who founded American Machine and Foundry and served as a vice president of the American Tobacco Company.
The company was founded in 1900 by Rufus L. Patterson Jr., inventor of the first automated cigarette manufacturing machine. Originally incorporated in New Jersey but operating in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, the company began by manufacturing cigarette, baking, and stitching machines. [4]
The company was founded in 1900 by Rufus L. Patterson, inventor of the first automated cigarette manufacturing machine. Originally incorporated in New Jersey but operating in Brooklyn, the company began by manufacturing cigarette, baking, and stitching machines.
