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| | + | | name=John Sparks Patton, Sr. |
| | + | | nationality=[[United States|American]] |
| | + | | office=[[Louisiana]] Public Service Commissioner |
| | + | | party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
| | + | | term_start=January 1, 1939 |
| | + | | term_end=December 31, 1942 |
| | + | | preceded= |
| | + | | succeeded=[[Jimmie Davis]] |
| | + | | birth_date=September 23, 1894 |
| | + | | death_date=October 30, 1961 (aged 67) |
| | + | | birth_place=Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana |
| | + | | death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana |
| | + | | resting_place=Arlington Cemetery in Homer, Louisiana, |
| | + | | occupation=[[Educator]]<br> |
| | + | Advocate for taxpayer-funded textbooks |
| | + | | spouse=Agnes McCasland Patton |
| | + | | children=John Patton, Jr.<br> |
| | + | Olen T. Patton}}{{Infobox officeholder |
| | | name=John Sparks Patton, Sr. | | | name=John Sparks Patton, Sr. |
| | | nationality=[[United States|American]] | | | nationality=[[United States|American]] |