Zeboim Cartter Patten (May 3, 1840 – March 20, 1925) was an American

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, and

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captain. He was born in

Wilna, New York Wilna is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Jefferson County, New York, Jefferson County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 5,732 at the 2020 census.2020 United States census, 2020 Census Report, Wiln ...

, lived in

Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee ...

and founded the Volunteer Life Insurance Company (now the

Lincoln Financial Group Lincoln National Corporation is a ''Fortune'' 200 American holding company, which operates multiple insurance and investment management businesses through subsidiary companies. Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for LNC and its subsi ...

), The Stone Fort Land Company (bought by

Bob Corker Robert Phillips Corker Jr. (born August 24, 1952) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Chair of the Senate Foreign Rela ...

in 1999), The T.H. Payne Company, and most notably the Chattanooga Medicine Company in 1879 which is now called

Chattem Chattem, Inc. is an American, Chattanooga, Tennessee-based, producer and marketer of over-the-counter healthcare products, toiletries, dietary supplements, topical analgesics, and medicated skin care products. Originally named the Chattanooga Me ...

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Chattem Inc.
official website 1840 births 1925 deaths 19th-century American businesspeople People from Chattanooga, Tennessee People from Wilna, New York {{US-business-bio-1840s-stub

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