Daniel Webster Patton (August 1, 1885 – December 30, 1963; also known as Dan W. Patton) was an American politician who served as the 17th Mayor of Tulsa from 1928 to 1930.
Daniel Webster Patton | |
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| Tulsa City Engineer | |
| In office 1944–1948 | |
| 17th Mayor of Tulsa | |
| In office 1928–1930 | |
| Preceded by | Herman Frederick Newblock |
| Succeeded by | George L. Watkins |
| Tulsa County Engineer | |
| In office 1917–1926 | |
| In office 1939–1941 | |
| Mayor of Poteau | |
| In office 1915–1917 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1885 Greenwood, Arkansas |
| Died | December 30, 1963 (aged 78) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Biography
editDaniel Webster Patton was born on August 1, 1885, near Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Rufus Patton and Mary C. McClure.[1] At 15, he joined the U.S. Department of Interior working alongside his older brother J. Gus Patton. The two brothers moved to Tulsa in 1901 and surveyed and plotted the town. Daniel stayed in Tulsa and surveyed railroads and bridges in eastern Oklahoma. He was the county engineer in Le Flore County and Pushmataha County while living in Poteau. He was elected mayor of Poteau in 1915.[2]
In 1917, Patton returned to Tulsa and served as county engineer until 1926.[3] Patton was a Republican and won the 1928 Tulsa Mayoral election. He lost re-election campaigns for mayor in 1930 and 1932. He returned to the Tulsa County engineers office from 1939 to 1941 and later served as the city engineer for Tulsa from 1944 to 1948. He was fired as Tulsa city engineer by Roy M. Lundy after his mayoral election. He died on December 30, 1963, in Tulsa.[2]
References
edit- ^ Thoburn, Joseph Bradfield (1916). A Standard History of Oklahoma: An Authentic Narrative of Its Development from the Date of the First European Exploration Down to the Present Time, Including Accounts of the Indian Tribes, Both Civilized and Wild, of the Cattle Range, of the Land Openings and the Achievements of the Most Recent Period. Oklahoma City: American Historical Society. p. 955. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ a b O'Dell, Larry. "Patton, Daniel Webster (1885–1963)". okhistory.org. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Gallery of Mayors". City of Tulsa. Retrieved 13 January 2024.