Wright Patman
Full Name: John William Wright PatmanDate of birth: August 6, 1893
Date of death: March 7, 1976
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| 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 top
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House District 2
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 Legislatures: 38th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Linden / Cass Counties in district: Cass |
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House District 2
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 Legislatures: 37th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Linden / Cass Counties in district: Cass |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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 Information top
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38th R.S. - 1923
Charges Against Legislature by Hull Youngblood, Joint Criminal Jurisprudence Liquor Traffic State Affairs (Chair) | ||
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37th R.S. - 1921
Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Game and Fisheries Representative Districts Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs |
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