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'''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]].
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. 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. 635.</ref>
He married Agnes McCasland (1896–1983). They had two sons together: John Patton, Jr. (1924–1958) became a lieutenant in the [[United States Navy]] and served in both [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. Olen T. Patton (1926–1943) was killed in action in World War II. <ref>Arlington Cemetery records, Homer, Louisiana</ref> They also had two daughters together: Annette Patton Ward (1923–1998) and Minion Patton Lasater (year of birth and possible death unknown).
He married Agnes McCasland (1896–1983). They had two sons together: John Patton, Jr. (1924–1958) became a lieutenant in the [[United States Navy]] and served in both [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. Olen T. Patton (1926–1943) was killed in action in World War II. <ref>Arlington Cemetery records, Homer, Louisiana</ref> They also had two daughters together: Annette Patton Ward (1923–1998) and Minion Patton Lasater (year of birth and possible death unknown).