Edward A. Patton
Full Name: Edward A. "Ed" PattonOther surnames: Patten
Date of birth: 1859
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 2 | Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 | 22nd (1) (2) | Republican | Evergreen / San Jacinto | Polk, San Jacinto |
(1) Republican. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Republican. Texas Legislative Manual.
Terms of Service top
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House District 2
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 Legislatures: 22nd (1) (2) Party: Republican Home City/County: Evergreen / San Jacinto Counties in district: Polk, San Jacinto |
(1) Republican. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Republican. Texas Legislative Manual.
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 22nd Legislature (1891) - E.A. Patton, postoffice Evergreen, nativity Texas, age 32, teacher and farmer, 32 years in Texas. House Journal.
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- Portrait and biographical sketch. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002.
- PATTON, EDWARD A. (ca.1859-?) Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Edward A. Patten, p. 66. Birth year 1859, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
Other Resources
- Relatives: Barbara Jordan - great-granddaughter, Edward Patton - great-grandfather. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
- Ed Patten, marriage to Mary Parker 12/25/1872 in San Jacinto County.
Census of 1880 - Ed Patten, San Jacinto County, age 27, born circa 1853 in Louisiana, farmer, wife Mary Patten. FamilySearch. 1880 Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 - Mentioned in Chapter VI, "Black Belt Politics." The Negro in Texas, 1874-1900, 1971.
- Mentioned in Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants, 1970.
- E.A. Patton, Republican, mentioned in "Capital City Letter," 1/14/1891, p. 2, about the opening day of the 22nd Legislature. San Antonio Daily Express.
Photographs
- Photograph. Edward A. Patton, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Edward A. Patton, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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22nd R.S. - 1891
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