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Wright Patman Full Name: John William Wright Patman Date of birth: August 6, 1893 Date of death: March 7, 1976 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top 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   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 55th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 51. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches 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 1774-Present. Biographical sketch, Volume IV, p. 504. East Texas: Its History and Its Makers, 1940. PATMAN, JOHN WILLIAM WRIGHT (1893-1976). Handbook of Texas Online. 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. Military Service Notes 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 1774-Present. United States Army, First Lieutenant, World War I. Memorial, June 1976, p. 563. Texas Bar Journal. Photographs Photograph. Wright Patman, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Wright Patman, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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 Informationtop 38th R.S. - 1923 Charges Against Legislature by Hull Youngblood, Joint   Criminal Jurisprudence   Liquor Traffic   State Affairs (Chair)  37th R.S. - 1921 Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair)  Game and Fisheries   Representative Districts   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs

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