Nat Patton
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Nat Patton (1884-1957) was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas from 1935 to 1945.
Patton was born on a farm near Tadmor in Houston County, Texas on February 26, 1884 and attended rural schools and Sam Houston Normal School in Huntsville, Texas. He taught in the rural and high schools 1899-1918. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1912 he also attended the law department of the University of Texas at Austin, admitted to the bar in 1918, he commenced practice in Crockett, Texas. During the World War I, Patton enlisted in the United States Army, but was never sworn in due to the armistice being signed. Elected County Judge of Houston County, Texas from 1918-1922, Patton was elected a member of the Texas Senate from 1929-1934. He was also a delegate to the Texas Democratic State conventions in 1924 and 1935. In 1934, Patton was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1945); He was defeated for renomination in 1944 by Tom Pickett, Patton resumed the practice of law and died in Crockett on July 27, 1957. He was interred in Evergreen Memorial Park.
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| Preceded by August Haxthausen |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 24 (Crockett) 1913–1915 |
Succeeded by John Hairston |
| Preceded by Henry L. Lewis |
Texas State Senator from District 5 (Crockett) 1929–1935 |
Succeeded by Gordon M. Burns |
| Preceded by Clark W. Thompson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 7th congressional district 1935–1945 |
Succeeded by Tom Pickett |
