Pat Morris Neff

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pat Morris Neff
Image:Pat neff.jpg

In office
1921 – 1925
Lieutenant Lynch Davidson (1921-1923)
Thomas Whitfield Davidson (1923-1925)
Preceded by William P. Hobby
Succeeded by Miriam A. Ferguson

Born November 26, 1871
Died January 20, 1952
Political party Democratic

Pat Morris Neff (26 November 187120 January 1952) was governor of Texas from 1921 to 1925. He had previously served in the Texas House of Representatives, including a term as Speaker. He was a Democrat and received degrees from Baylor University and the University of Texas at Austin. He would later serve as Baylor's president from 1932-1947.

Neff's mother would later donate land which would become the first state park in Texas, Mother Neff State Park.

Pat Neff Elementary School in Houston was named after Neff.

[edit] References

  • Dorothy Blodgett, Terrell Blodgett, and David L. Scott, The Land, the Law, and the Lord: The Life of Pat Neff (2007).

[edit] External links


Preceded by
James Sluder
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from District 66 (Waco)

1899–1903
Succeeded by
Edward English
Preceded by
John Hemphill
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from District 68 (Waco)

1903–1905
Succeeded by
George W. Barcus
Preceded by
Robert E. Prince
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
1903–1905
Succeeded by
Francis William Seabury
Preceded by
William P. Hobby
Governor of Texas
1921-1925
Succeeded by
Miriam A. Ferguson