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The Honorable Samuel Boyd Patton

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Kendalia, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 2° 59' 50.338839999984", -98° 36' 59.83016000004"
 
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    Born in South Carolina in 1787, Samuel Boyd Patton moved to Tennessee as a youth. After serving in the war of 1812, he moved to Alabama, where he held public office and served in the State Legislature. In 1837 Patton moved to Texas. He was appointed to the Board of Land Commissioners and was a member of Congress of the . He helped organize Blanco County and served as the first chief justice (county judge) from 1858-60. He was the second chief justice in Kendall County in 1865. He died in 1869 and was buried here on his homestead. (1996)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

The Honorable Samuel Boyd Patton Historical Marker Location Map, Kendalia, Texas