Pat Morris Neff

Infobox Governor
name = Pat Morris Neff


order = 28th
office = Governor of Texas
term_start = 1921
term_end = 1925
lieutenant = Lynch Davidson (1921-1923)
Thomas Whitfield Davidson (1923-1925)
predecessor = William P. Hobby
successor = Miriam A. Ferguson
birth_date = November 26, 1871
birth_place =
death_date = January 20, 1952
death_place =
party = Democrat
spouse =
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Pat Morris Neff (26 November 1871–20 January 1952) was governor of Texas from 1921 to 1925. He had previously served in the Texas House of Representatives, including a term as Speaker. He received his bachelor's degree from Baylor University in Waco and his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

A conservative Democrat, Neff served on the Texas Railroad Commission. He resigned the post in 1932 to accept the presidency of Baylor. Governor Ross Sterling appointed Ernest O. Thompson of Amarillo to succeed Neff. Thompson served on the panel for thirty-two years and developed a reputation as an expert on petroleum issues.

Neff's mother would later donate land which would become the first state park in Texas, Mother Neff State Park.

Pat Neff Elementary School in Houston is named for him. There's also the Pat Neff Middle School, that belongs to San Antonio's Northside Independent School District.

References

* Dorothy Blodgett, Terrell Blodgett, and David L. Scott, "The Land, the Law, and the Lord: The Life of Pat Neff" (2007).

External links

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* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5835 Speeches delivered by Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas, discussing certain phases of contemplated legislation] , hosted by the Portal to Texas History]
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5871 Messages of Pat M. Neff, Governor of Texas to the thirty-seventh legislature] , hosted by the Portal to Texas History]
* [http://www.baylor.edu Baylor University Web Site]