Alphaeus Patterson

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Alphaeus Patterson (born: - died: ) was a politician and business man from Alberta, Canada.

1 Business
2 Politics
3 Honors
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Business

Patterson founded a company with William Rae known as The Argonaut Company Ltd. in 1909 Patterson became President and Rae became the secretary-treasure. The company was primarily responsible for developing the site on Bear Creek that became modern Grande Prairie.^[1]

In 1911 Patterson erected the first Store building in Grande Prairie the business was known as Paterson & Son as he ran the store and a post office from the same building with his son Jack O. Patterson.^[2]

[edit] Politics

Patterson was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1913 Alberta general election. He ran in a hotly 3 way contested race defeating former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) William Bredin and against his former business partner and future MLA William Rae. He served 1 term in the Assembly as a member of the official opposition and did not run for re-election.

Patterson is the first member elected to the Alberta Legislature who lived in Grande Prairie, Alberta. ^[3]

[edit] Honors

Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire - Alphaeus Patterson chapter which operated in Grande Prairie from 1921 to 1997 was named in his honor.^[3]

Grande Prairie College grants the I.O.D.E. Alphaeus Patterson Chapter Science Scholarship. ^[4]