Patton Jones Yorke

Patton Jones Yorke was a plantation owner and politician in Louisiana. He represented Carroll Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives.[1] He served from 1868 to 1873.[2]

He was the eldest son of Louis S. Yorke and Adelaide née Patton Yorke.[3] Patton served as a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War.[4][5] According to a family history he achieved the rank of colonel with a New Jersey cavalry unit.[3] He married Rebecca Coleman in 1865.[6][7]

He gave testimony about election issues.[8]

References
  1. "Laws for the Government of the District of Louisiana Passed by the Governor and Judges of the Indiana Territory". Stout. April 23, 1871 – via Google Books.
  2. http://legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2024.pdf
  3. Shourds, Thomas (May 30, 1976). History and Genealogy of Fenwick's Colony. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806307145 – via Google Books.
  4. Powell, William Henry (April 23, 1893). "Officers of the Army and Navy (volunteer) who Served in the Civil War". L. R. Hamersley & Company – via Google Books.
  5. "War of the Rebellion: Serial 102 Page 0260 LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS- MISSISSIPPI. Chapter LX. | eHISTORY". ehistory.osu.edu.
  6. Sanders, William (March 31, 2016). Whispers in the Cedars: Port Gibson, Mississippi's Wintergreen Cemetery. Dorrance Publishing. ISBN 9781480925137 – via Google Books.
  7. Court, Louisiana Supreme (April 23, 1899). "Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Louisiana". state – via Google Books.
  8. Representatives, USA Congress House of (April 23, 1876). "House Documents". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
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