Dan W. Patton

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Daniel Webster Patton
Tulsa County Engineer
In office
1917โ€“1926
In office
1939โ€“1941
Mayor of Poteau
In office
1915โ€“1917
Personal details
Born(1885-08-01)August 1, 1885
Greenwood, Arkansas
DiedDecember 30, 1963(1963-12-30) (aged 78)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Political partyDemocratic Party

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.

Biography

Daniel Webster Patton was born on August 1, 1885, near

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.

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^
    Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
    . Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. City of Tulsa
    . Retrieved 13 January 2024.