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  2. Nov 9, 2009 · Texas congresswoman Barbara Jordan's great-grandfather, Edward Patton, was one of several Black representatives who served in the Texas legislature during Reconstruction.

  3. Barbara Jordan was the first African American since Reconstruction to serve in the Texas Senate. Sources say that her maternal\ഠgreat grandfather Edward Patton served as one of the black representatives in Texas during Reconstruction. \

  4. May 17, 2018 · Jordan’s great-grandfather, Edward Patton, served as the only black member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1891 to 1893 and was one of the last black Republicans elected after Reconstruction in that state. Jordan’s cousin, Dr. Thelma Patten, the first black female physician in Houston, presided at her birth.

  5. Jun 19, 2022 · Her great-grandfather was Edward A. “Ed” Patton, a Republican, who, according to the Texas State Historical Society, was born in Texas around 1859, came of age at the height of Reconstruction, and, as a teacher and farmer, won election to the 22nd Legislature of Texas in 1890, where he served as its only Black member and, among other ...

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    Texas congresswoman Barbara Jordan's great-grandfather, Edward Patton, was one of several black representatives who served in the Texas legislature during Reconstruction.

  7. Jan 23, 2014 · Arlene’s grandfather, Edward A. Patton, served in the state legislature after reconstruction and was one of the last African Americans to do so in Texas until his great-granddaughter, Barbara was elected in 1966. Her maternal grandfather, John Ed Patten, was an influential figure in Barbara’s life.

  8. Apr 10, 2022 · As the great-granddaughter of Edward Patton, one of many Black representatives who served in the Texas legislature during Reconstruction, it’s fair to say that politics ran in Jordan’s blood. Jordan was born in Houston on Feb. 21, 1936, the youngest of three daughters, to parents Benjamin and Arlyne Jordan.