William Neff Patman

William Neff Patman, known as Bill Patman (March 26, 1927 – December 9, 2008), was an American politician who served from 1981-1985 as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. He was the son of John William Wright Patman, the long-time U.S. Representative who chaired the House Banking Committee and was a self-proclaimed advocate of small business, having co-authored the Robinson-Patman Act. Patman was born in ... more

William Neff Patman, known as Bill Patman (March 26, 1927 – December 9, 2008), was an American politician who served from 1981-1985 as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. He was the son of John William Wright Patman, the long-time U.S. Representative who chaired the House Banking Committee and was a self-proclaimed advocate of small business, having co-authored the Robinson-Patman Act. Patman was born in Texarkana in Bowie County in northeastern Texas and attended public schools there and in Washington, D.C. He subsequently attended the since defunct Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, having graduated in 1944. Patman served in the United States Marine Corps as a private first class from 1945-1946. He subsequently served in the United States Air Force Reserve as a captain from 1953 to 1966. He was a diplomatic courier for the United States Foreign Service from 1949-1950. Patman graduated in 1953 from the University of Texas at... less