
Pat Morris Neff
Full Name: Pat Morris NeffDate of birth: November 26, 1871
Date of death: January 20, 1952
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Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 68 | Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 | 28th | Democrat | Waco / McLennan | Speaker | McLennan |
H | 66 | Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 | 27th | Democrat | Waco / McLennan | McLennan | |
H | 66 | Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 | 26th | Democrat | Waco / McLennan | McLennan |
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House District 68
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 Legislatures: 28th Speaker Party: Democrat Home City/County: Waco / McLennan Counties in district: McLennan |
House District 66
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 Legislatures: 27th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Waco / McLennan Counties in district: McLennan |
House District 66
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 Legislatures: 26th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Waco / McLennan Counties in district: McLennan |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 38th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, "On Members of the Senate," pp. 325-326. Senate Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Book in LRL collection, 923.2764 N298. The Administration of Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas, 1921-1925: A Thesis, 1938.
- Political biography and collection of speeches and essays by Pat M. Neff in library collection, 923.2764 N298N 1925. The Battles of Peace, 1925.
- Pat Morris Neff, birth date 11/26/1871, death date 1/20/1952, photo, biographical sketch, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. Governor of Texas 1921-1925; President of Baylor University 1932-1947. Find a Grave.
- NEFF, PAT MORRIS (1871-1952). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Mentioned in section on "Coryell County Authors": "Pat Morris Neff, born near Eagle Springs on the old Neff homestead, Nov. 26, 1871, was successful as a school teacher, lawyer, speaker of the House in the Texas Legislature, Governor of Texas, President of Baylor University, and has served on many commissions. He is a forceful writer" (p. 55). History of Coryell County, 1936.
- Biography in LRL collection by Dorthory Blodgett, Terrell Blodgett, and David L. Scott, 923.2764 N298B. The Land, the Law, and the Lord: The Life of Pat Neff, 2007.
- Pat Morris Neff, mentioned in "Governors of Texas," Volume 1, p. 205. The New Encyclopedia of Texas, 1926.
- 37th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Pat M. Neff. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
- Biographical sketch, Pat M. Neff, pp. 136-138. Born 11/26/1872 in McGregor. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
Other Resources
- Pat Morris Neff, birth date 11/26/1871 in McLennan County; death date 1/20/1952 in Waco, McLennan County; retired president, Baylor University. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Mentioned in Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928, 1984.
- Photograph of Governors William Hobby and Pat Neff with the Mexican delegation at Neff's inauguration, January 18, 1921. Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928, 1984.
- Portrait, Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928, 1984.
- Governor of Texas 1921-1925. Legislative Reference Library, Governors of Texas, 1846-present.
- "A Glass of Pure Water," by Pat M. Neff, toastmaster speech to the officers and directors of the Cotton Palace, Waco, pp. 42-43. Pace's Texas Scrap Book: Containing Gems of Thought From Bench - Bar - Pulpit - Rostrum on Religious, Political and Educational Subjects, Consisting of Sermons, Prayers, Poems, Funeral Orations and Extracts From Various Sources, 1933.
- Railroad Commissioners Past through Present, with dates of service. Railroad Commission of Texas.
Photographs
- Photograph. Pat M. Neff, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Pat M. Neff, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Patt M. Neff, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Pat M. Neff, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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