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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 [[pro-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> ​