Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Edward A. Patton

Full Name: Edward A. "Ed" Patton
Other surnames: Patten
Birth date: 1859
Death date: Deceased, date unknown

(1) Republican. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Republican. Texas Legislative Manual .

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 .

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
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 .
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 .
Mentioned in Chapter VI, "Black Belt Politics." The Negro in Texas, 1874-1900 1971.
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.