- Alphaeus Patterson
Alphaeus Patterson (born: - died: ) was a politician and business man from
Alberta ,Canada .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.cite web| url =http://www.rootsweb.com/~abgrande/history.htm | title = History of the County of Grande Prarie| author=Brad Morrow | date=2000-04-12 | accessdate = 2007-08-09 ]
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.cite web| url = http://www.calverley.ca/Part16-Alberta%20Peace/16-02.html | title = History of the Peace Region Part 16| author=I. Campbell | accessdate = 2007-08-09 ]
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 . cite web| url = http://www.southpeacearchives.org/fonds/fonds111.htm | title = Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire - Alphaeus Patterson Chapter fonds | publisher = South Peace Regional Archives| accessdate = 2007-08-09 ]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.Grande Prairie College grants the I.O.D.E. Alphaeus Patterson Chapter Science Scholarship. cite web| url = http://www.gprc.ab.ca/students/awards/details.html?AID=108| title = I.O.D.E. Alphaeus Patterson Chapter Science Scholarship | publisher = Grande Prairie College| accessdate = 2007-08-09 ]References
External links
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
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