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'''John Sparks Patton, Sr.''' (September 23, 1894 &ndash; October 30, 1961), was a [[Louisiana]] [[politician]] and [[educator]] who was an early advocate of taxpayer-funded school textbooks and a member of the [[Huey Long|Long]] faction of his state's then dominant [[Democratic Party]].

'''John Sparks Patton, Sr.''' (September 23, 1894 &ndash; October 30, 1961), was a [[Louisiana]] [[politician]] and [[educator]] who was an early advocate of taxpayer-funded school textbooks and a member of the [[Huey Long|Long]] faction of his state's then dominant [[Democratic Party]].

==Background==​

==Background==​

Patton was born in the village of Lisbon in Claiborne Parish in northwestern Louisiana.<ref name="LAbio">[http://www.lahistory.org/site33.php "John Sparks Patton"], ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'', Vol. 2, Louisiana Historical Association, 1988, p.&nbsp;635</ref> ​

Patton was born in the village of Lisbon in Claiborne Parish in northwestern Louisiana.<ref name="LAbio">[http://www.lahistory.org/site33.php "John Sparks Patton"], ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'', Vol. 2, Louisiana Historical Association, 1988, p.&nbsp;635</ref> ​

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==Political career==​

==Political career==​

Patton was elected as his parish school superintendent, serving from 1920 to 1937. He served as president of the Louisiana Teachers Association (now the Louisiana Association of Educators) from 1923 to 1924.<ref name="LAbio"/> ​

Patton was elected as his parish school superintendent, serving from 1920 to 1937. He served as president of the Louisiana Teachers Association (now the Louisiana Association of Educators) from 1923 to 1924.<ref name="LAbio"/> ​

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