Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	5	Jan 10, 1933 - Nov 11, 1934	43rd (2) (3) (4)	Democrat	Crockett / Houston	Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd)	Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker
S	5	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933	41st (6)   42nd (5)	Democrat	Crockett / Houston		Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker
H	24	Jan 14, 1915 - Jul 20, 1915	34th (7)	Democrat	Crockett / Houston		Houston
H	24	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Crockett / Houston		Houston

(1) In Senate, Gordon Burns, in special election 12/22/1934, sworn 1/8/1935, succeeded to unexpired term of Nat Patton of the 43rd Legislature, resigned 11/11/1934. In House, Andrew T. McKinney, Jr., in special election 1/26/1935, sworn 1/30/1935, succeeded Gordon M. Burns, resigned 1/4/1935. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/31/1933. Senate Journal.
(3) Patton, elected District 7 Congressman 11/6/1934, resigned 11/11/1934. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(5) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(6) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(7) John Hairston, member-elect from District 24, died 12/21/1914, and the incumbent from the 33rd Leg., Patton, by resolution adopted 1/14/1915, was seated until his successor, John LeGorey, was elected and, on 7/20/1915 [sic], sworn. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 55th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 41. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• PATTON, Nat (1884-1957). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
• Biographical sketch, Hon. Nat Patton, pp. 185-186. The History of Houston County, Texas, 1943.
• Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/4/1929, p. 8. Houston Post-Dispatch.
• Memorial, November 1957, p. 674. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

• Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.

Photographs

• Photograph. Nat Patton, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Nat Patton, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Nat Patton, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Nat Patton, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
• 42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
• 43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Agricultural Affairs   Engrossed Bills   Finance   Game and Fish   Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   Privileges and Elections   Public Buildings and Grounds   Representative Districts   State Affairs   State Institutions and Departments   State Penitentiaries (Chair)  Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate

42nd R.S. - 1931 Agricultural Affairs   Educational Affairs   Engrossed Bills   Finance   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Privileges and Elections   Public Buildings and Grounds   Representative Districts   State Institutions and Departments   State Penitentiaries (Vice Chair)

41st R.S. - 1929 Agricultural Affairs   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Finance   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Military Affairs   Nominations By Governor   Prison Centralization Commission   Privileges and Elections   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debts (Chair)  Representative Districts (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising

40th R.S. - 1927 Indian Committee

34th R.S. - 1915 Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Claims and Accounts (Vice Chair)  Internal Improvements   Liquor Traffic   Penitentiaries   Public Buildings and Grounds

33rd R.S. - 1913 Appropriations   Congressional Districts   Forestry (Vice Chair)  Revenue and Taxation   Supreme Judicial Districts (Vice Chair)