William Patterson (December 11, 1908 – February 13, 1996) was a provincial politician from

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. He served as a member of the

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from 1959 to 1967 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Political career

Patterson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the electoral district of Lac Ste. Anne as a Social Credit candidate in the 1959 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Liberal MLA John Mills and two other candidates by a wide margin to pick up the district for his party and win his first term in office. Patterson ran for a second term in office in the 1963 Alberta general election. He won a larger popular vote easily defeating two other candidates to return to office. Patterson ran for a third term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election. He would be defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate

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finishing second in the four way race.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, William Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs 1996 deaths 1908 births