Wright Patman

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Wright Patman
Historical Figure
Timeline:	OTL
Nationality:	United States
Religion:	Baptist
Date of Birth:	1893
Date of Death:	1976
Cause of Death:	Natural Causes
Occupation:	Politician, Lawyer
Affiliations:	Democratic Party
Timeline:	Southern Victory
Nationality:	Confederate States until 1944 Republic of Texas, after 1944

John William Wright Patman (1893–1976) was a United States Congressman from Texas's 1st congressional district and chair of the United States House Committee on Banking and Currency.

[edit] Wright Patman in Southern Victory

Wright Patman was Governor of Texas during the Second Great War. As it became clear that the Confederate States were losing, and as the United States Army ran roughshod over his state, Patman seceded from the Confederacy and declared an independent Republic of Texas with himself as President. He immediately concluded a separate peace treaty with the US, sparing Texas the depravities which other Confederate states endured as the war ended, although the US maintained a strong presence in the republic, and Texas was forced to turn over several Freedom Party officials, including Jefferson Pinkard.