Okey L. Patteson
Date of Birth : Sep 14, 1898
Date of Death : Jul 3, 1989
Birth Place : Dingess, West Virginia
Okey Leonidas Patteson. He was the 23rd Governor of West Virginia for the term following the 1948 election. He was a member of the United States Democratic Party and of the "machine" that totally controlled politics in that era in the state.