Wright Patman
Full Name: John William Wright PatmanDate of birth: August 6, 1893
Date of death: March 7, 1976
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 | 38th | Democrat | Linden / Cass | Cass | |
| H | 2 | Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 | 37th | Democrat | Linden / Cass | Cass |
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 38th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Linden / Cass
- Counties in district:
- Cass
- Legislatures:
- 37th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Linden / Cass
- Counties in district:
- Cass
Biographical Information
- 55th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 51. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- PATMAN, John William Wright (1893-1976). Representative, TX. Relatives: John William Wright Patman - father, William Neff Patman - son. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
- Biographical sketch, Volume IV, p. 504. East Texas: Its History and Its Makers, 1940.
- PATMAN, JOHN WILLIAM WRIGHT (1893-1976). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Ceremony proceedings in the LRL Rare Books collection, 923.273 P274R. Reception and Ceremony Commemorating the Commencement of the 40th Year of Service in the Congress of the United States By the Honorable Wright Patman; Remarks and Proceedings, March 5, 1968, 1968.
- Biographical sketch and photo. Relatives: W. N. "Bill" Patman - son-in-law, Fred Mauritz - father-in-law; W. N. "Bill" Patman - son, Congressman Wright Patman - father. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
- Memorial, June 1976, p. 563. Texas Bar Journal.
- Book in LRL collection, 923.2764 P274Y 2000 Wright Patman: Populism, Liberalism, and the American Dream, 1st ed., 2000.
- United States Army, Private, World War I, "during the First World War served as a private and later as a machinegun officer in the United States Army 1917-1919." Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
- United States Army, 1st Lieutenant, United States Guards, World War I. John William Wright Patman, birth date 8/6/1893 in Hughes Springs, Texas; residence in Linden, Cass County. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
- United States Army, 1st Lieutenant, World War I. Memorial, June 1976, p. 563. Texas Bar Journal.
- Wright Patman, birth date 8/6/1893, death date 3/7/1976, U.S. Congressman 1929—1976, burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County. Find a Grave. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Wright Patman, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Wright Patman, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
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