1. William Neff Patman was an American politician who served from 1981 to 1985 as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 14th congressional district.
13 Facts About Bill Patman
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Bill Patman was the son of Wright Patman, who served in the US House from 1929 to 1976.
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Bill Patman attended public schools there and in Washington, DC Bill Patman then attended the now-closed Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, graduating in 1944.
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Bill Patman graduated in 1953 from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Bill Patman served in the United States Marine Corps as a private first class from 1945 to 1946.
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Bill Patman subsequently served in the United States Air Force Reserve as a captain from 1953 to 1966.
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Bill Patman was a diplomatic courier for the United States Foreign Service from 1949 to 1950.
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Bill Patman served as the city attorney for Ganado, Texas from 1955 to 1960.
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Bill Patman died of cancer in Houston, Texas on December 9 2008 he was 81 years old.
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In 1960, Bill Patman successfully sought the district 18 seat in the Texas State Senate.
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Bill Patman took office the following year and served until 1981.
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Bill Patman was a delegate to state Democratic Party conventions during this senatorial tenure.
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When President John F Kennedy was assassinated, Patman was in the fifteenth vehicle of the motorcade.