William John Patterson
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| William John Patterson |
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| In office November 1, 1935 – July 10, 1944 |
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| Preceded by | James G. Gardiner |
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| Succeeded by | Tommy Douglas |
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MLA for Pipestone
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| In office 1921 – 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Richard James Phin (Lib.) |
| Succeeded by | riding abolished |
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MLA for Cannigton
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| In office 1934 – 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Samson Wallace Arthur (Ind.) |
| Succeeded by | Roscoe Arnold McCarthy (Lib.) |
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| In office 1944 – 1948 |
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| Preceded by | John Brockelbank |
| Succeeded by | Walter Tucker |
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| In office 1951 – 1958 |
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| Preceded by | John Michael Uhrich |
| Succeeded by | Frank Lindsay Bastedo |
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| Born | May 13, 1886 |
| Died | June 10 1976 (aged 90) |
| Political party | Liberal |
William John Patterson (May 13, 1886 - June 10, 1976) was a Liberal Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1921 election. He succeeded James G. Gardiner to become the province's first Saskatchewan-born premier in 1935.
Patterson's leadership was considered to be uninspired. He was unable to resist the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation's rise to power in the 1944 election under Tommy Douglas. Patterson's Liberals were reduced to five seats in the Legislature. He resigned as Liberal leader in 1946.
Patterson served as lieutenant-governor of the province from 1951 to 1958, becoming the first person to have been both Premier and lieutenant-governor of the province.
[edit] External links
- William John Patterson, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
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