Robert Patterson (Alberta politician)

Robert Patterson (April 11, 1855 – February 28, 1938) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.

Patterson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a by-election on October 3, 1910. He ran as a Farmers Choice candidate and defeated Liberal candidate Edward Maunsell.[1] He was sworn in and took his seat in the legislature on November 10, 1910, and chose to sit with the Conservative party. He was introduced to the Assembly by Edward Michener, the leader of the Conservatives, as was the custom for a party leader when a new member joined a caucus.[2]

In the 1913 Alberta general election Patterson defeated Premier Arthur Lewis Sifton by a narrow margin. Sifton had also run in Vermilion and managed to retain his seat there.

In the 1917 Alberta general election he was defeated by George Skelding of the Liberal party by 100 votes.

References
  1. "Farmers Candidate wins easily in Macleod". Calgary Herald. October 4, 1910. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  2. "Journals of the Alberta Legislative Assembly". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. November 10, 1910. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Colin Genge		 MLA Macleod
1910–1917		 Succeeded by
George Skelding
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