Duff Pattullo
22nd Premier of British Columbia
In office November 15, 1933 – December 9, 1941
Monarchs	George V Edward VIII George VI
Lieutenant Governor	John W. F. Johnson Eric Hamber William C. Woodward
Preceded by	Simon Fraser Tolmie
Succeeded by	John Hart
Ministerial positions Attorney General of British Columbia In office November 24, 1941 – December 9, 1941 Premier Himself Preceded by Norman William Whittaker Succeeded by George Moir Weir In office April 5, 1937 – July 5, 1937 Premier Himself Preceded by Gordon McGregor Sloan Succeeded by Gordon Sylvester Wismer Minister of Finance of British Columbia In office November 18, 1941 – December 9, 1941 Premier Himself Preceded by John Hart Succeeded by George Sharratt Pearson Minister of Education of British Columbia In office November 18, 1941 – December 9, 1941 Premier Himself Preceded by George Moir Weir Succeeded by Henry George Thomas Perry Minister of Public Works ofBritish Columbia In office September 27, 1939 – December 5, 1939 Premier Himself Preceded by Frank Mitchell MacPherson Succeeded by George Sharratt Pearson Minister of Railways of British Columbia In office November 15, 1933 – December 23, 1937 Premier Himself Preceded by George Sharratt Pearson Succeeded by Simon Fraser Tolmie Minister of Lands of British Columbia In office November 30, 1916 – August 20, 1928 Premier Harlan Carey Brewster John Oliver John Duncan MacLean Preceded by William Roderick Ross Succeeded by Frederick Parker Burden Provincial Secretary of British Columbia In office December 30, 1927 – June 5, 1928 Premier John Duncan MacLean Preceded by William Sloan Succeeded by Ian Alistair MacKenzie
Member of theLegislative Assembly forPrince Rupert
In office September 14, 1916 – August 31, 1945
Preceded by	Riding created
Succeeded by	William Henry Brett
Personal details
Born	Thomas Dufferin Pattullo (1873-01-19)January 19, 1873 Woodstock, Ontario
Died	March 30, 1956(1956-03-30) (aged 83) Victoria, British Columbia
Party	Liberal
Spouse	Lillian Reidemaster

Thomas Dufferin "Duff"Pattullo (January 19, 1873 – March 30, 1956) was a Canadian politician who served as the 22ndpremier of British Columbia from 1933 to 1941 as a member of theLiberal Party and served as the member of theLegislative Assembly of British Columbia representing the riding ofPrince Rupert from 1916 to 1945.

Born inWoodstock, Ontario, into a family ofScottish ancestry, Pattullo's early career was as a journalist with two newspapers inOntario: theWoodstock Sentinel in the 1890s, and as editor of theGalt Reformer in 1896. He got a job as secretary toJames Morrow Walsh, thecommissioner of theYukon, where he stayed until 1902. In 1908, he moved toPrince Rupert, British Columbia and soon became mayor. He was elected to the provinciallegislature in the1916 election, and was appointed minister of lands in theLiberal government. Following the defeat of the Liberals in the1928 election, Pattullo became Liberal Party leader, andleader of the opposition. In the1933 election, with the Conservatives in disarray and not running any official candidates, Pattullo led the party back into government.

The Pattullo government, elected in the midst of theGreat Depression, attempted to extend government services and relief to the unemployed. In the1937 general election, his government was re-elected running on the slogan of "socializedcapitalism".^[1] His government was unable to secure amajority in the1941 election due, in part, to the rise of theCo-operative Commonwealth Federation. He was unwilling to form acoalition government with theConservatives, so his Liberal Party removed him as leader and formed such a coalition despite his objections.

Aside from his serving as Minister of Lands (1916 to 1928), Leader of the Opposition (1929 to 1933), and as Premier (1933 to 1941), during his time in the Legislature, Pattullo also served as Provincial Secretary (1927 to 1928), Attorney-General (1937 and again in 1941), Minister of Education (1941), Minister of Finance (1941), Minister of Public Works (1939), and Minister of Railways (1933 to 1937).

In 1937, Premier Pattullo announced an agreement had been reached with the Federal Government for the acquisition of the Yukon Territory by British Columbia.^[2]

Pattullo was vocal in his opposition to extending franchise to minority groups in the Province, both during and after his tenure as premier. The concern raised was that if Chinese Canadians^[3] or Japanese Canadians^[4][5] fight on behalf of Canada in WWII, these Canadians would return home and demand equalrights of citizenship.

In a trite and greatly exaggerated fashionhe (Attorney General Gordon Wismer) suggested toDefence Minister J.L. Ralston, "the oriental vote would be the deciding factor in a great many constituencies and you would face the possibility of having Orientals in Parliament." In urging theprime minister to countermand any orders to call up Chinese or Japanese for compulsory military training, Premier T.D. Pattullo declared that British Columbia could "never tolerate" a demand for thefranchise.

In the1945 election, Pattullo ran as an independent and lost his seat in the legislature and retired from politics.

He died inVictoria, British Columbia, in 1956. He is interred and rested in the Royal Oak Burial Park inVictoria, British Columbia.

ThePattullo Bridge is named in his honour, as well asPrince Rupert's Pattullo Park,Mount Pattullo, thePattullo Range inNorth Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, and the Pattullo Glaciers in that range.^[6] Calls have been made to rename the replacement Pattullo bridge in consideration of Pattullo's anti-Asian political decisions while Premier.^[3] The replacement bridge is due to be completed by late February of 2026.

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