Samuel Collier Patton

Full Name: Samuel Collier Patton
Other surnames: Patten
Date of birth: October 4, 1842
Date of death: June 5, 1916

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	11	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Hallettsville / Lavaca		Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Wharton
S	27	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883	16th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 17th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Hallettsville / Lavaca		Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca

(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(2) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 January 9, 1883
(3) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(5) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(6) 16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 11
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hallettsville / Lavaca
Counties in district: Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Wharton

Senate District 27
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 16th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 17th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hallettsville / Lavaca
Counties in district: Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Samuel Collier Patten, p. 248. Born 10/4/1842 in Troupe County, Georgia. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Biographical sketch, Samuel Collier Patton, p. 240. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Other Resources

Census of 1880 - Collier Patton, Hallettsville, Lavaca County, age 37, born circa 1843 in Georgia, lawyer, wife Mary (died 1897).
Census of 1900 - possibly Culliet [Collier] Patton, Hallettsville, Lavaca County, born in Georgia, lawyer, wife Jesse (married 1 year).
Census of 1910 - Samuel C. Patton, Hallettsville, Lavaca County, age 68, born circa 1842 in Georgia, lawyer, wife Jessie. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910
S. Collier Patton, birth date 10/4/1842 in Troupe, Georgia; death date 6/5/1916; burial in Hallettsville City Cemetery, Hallettsville, Lavaca County. Find a Grave.
Obituary of second wife of Samuel Collier Patton, "Mrs. Jessie Patton, Pioneer Woman, Dead," The Tribune (Hallettsville, Texas), 10/30/1936, p. 1, crediting Friench Simpson Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, "S.C. Patton Passes Away: Former State Senator and Prominent Attorney Succumbs at Hallettsville," San Antonio Express, 6/8/1916, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, Samuel Collier Patton, p. 258. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Photographs

Photograph. S.C. Patton, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.C. Patton, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

18th R.S. - 1883 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments Education Engrossed Bills Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Retrenchment and Reform State Affairs (Chair) State Asylums
17th R.S. - 1881 Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Engrossed Bills Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiaries Retrenchment and Reform Senatorial and Representative Districts Senatorial and Representative Districts, Apportionment State Affairs (Chair) State Asylums State Indebtedness Stock and Stock Raising
16th R.S. - 1879 Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Engrossed Bills Governor's Message, Election of County Officers in Harrison and Smith Counties Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiary Privileges and Elections Public Claims and Accounts (Chair) Public Debt Revision of Code State Affairs State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)

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