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