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Weldon W. Patton

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Weldon W. Patton
MLA for Cape Breton West
In office
1933–1937
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byMalcolm A. Patterson
Personal details
Born(1881-09-01)September 1, 1881
Roslin, Nova Scotia
DiedNovember 24, 1966(1966-11-24) (aged 85)
Port Morien, Nova Scotia
Political partyConservative
Occupationphysician

Weldon Wood Patton (September 1, 1881 – November 24, 1966) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1937. He was a member of the Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Patton was born in 1881 at Roslin, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.[2] He was educated at Dalhousie University, and was a physician by career.[2] He practised in Newfoundland and several communities in Cape Breton, including Glace Bay, Broughton, Dominion, and Port Morien.[3] He married Catherine MacLean.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1933 election, winning the new Cape Breton West riding by 396 votes.[4] He did not reoffer in the 1937 election.[1] Patton died at Port Morien on November 24, 1966.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Electoral History for Cape Breton West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. ^ a b c d Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 174. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. ^ "Weldon Wood Patton fonds". Beaton Institute Archives. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1933" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 2015-04-30.