Pat Morris Neff

Pat Morris Neff
28th Governor of Texas
In office
January 18, 1921 – January 20, 1925
LieutenantLynch Davidson
Thomas Whitfield Davidson
Preceded byWilliam P. Hobby
Succeeded byMiriam A. Ferguson
Railroad Commissioner of Texas
In office
January 1, 1929 – January 1, 1933
GovernorDan Moody
Ross S. Sterling
Preceded byClarence Gilmore
Succeeded byErnest O. Thompson
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 68th district
In office
January 13, 1903 – January 10, 1905
Preceded byJohn Hemphill
Succeeded byGeorge W. Barcus
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 66th district
In office
January 10, 1899 – January 13, 1903
Preceded byJames Sluder
Succeeded byEdward English
Personal details
Born(1871-11-26)November 26, 1871
Coryell County, Texas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 1952(1952-01-20) (aged 80)
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Myrtle Mainer
(m. 1899)
Children2
Alma materBaylor University (AB)
University of Texas (LLB)
Profession

Pat Morris Neff (November 26, 1871 – January 20, 1952) was an American politician, educator and administrator, and the 28th Governor of Texas from 1921 to 1925, ninth President of Baylor University from 1932 to 1947, and twenty-fifth president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1944 to 1946. He served as Grand Master of Masons in Texas in 1946.