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