Patton Jones Yorke Explained

Patton Jones Yorke
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Plantation owner, Politician
Known For:	Representing Carroll Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives
Spouse:	Rebecca Coleman (m. 1865)
Parents:	Louis S. Yorke (father)

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

He gave testimony about election issues.^[8]

Notes and References

Web site: Laws for the Government of the District of Louisiana Passed by the Governor and Judges of the Indiana Territory. April 23, 1871. Stout. Google Books.
Web site: Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives 1812 - 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230915061932/http://legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2024.pdf . 2023-09-15.
Web site: Officers of the Army and Navy (volunteer) who Served in the Civil War. William Henry. Powell. April 23, 1893. L. R. Hamersley & Company. Google Books.
Web site: War of the Rebellion: Serial 102 Page 0260 LOUISIANA AND THE TRANS- MISSISSIPPI. Chapter LX. | eHISTORY. ehistory.osu.edu.
Book: Shourds, Thomas. History and Genealogy of Fenwick's Colony. May 30, 1976. Genealogical Publishing Com. 9780806307145. Google Books.
Book: Sanders, William. Whispers in the Cedars: Port Gibson, Mississippi's Wintergreen Cemetery. March 31, 2016. Dorrance Publishing. 9781480925137. Google Books.
Web site: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Louisiana. Louisiana Supreme. Court. April 23, 1899. state. Google Books.
Web site: House Documents. USA Congress House of. Representatives. April 23, 1876. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.