Malcolm Alexander Patterson (January 18, 1890 – January 21, 1965) was a lawyer and political figure inNova Scotia, Canada. He representedCape Breton West in theNova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1956 as aLiberal member.
He was born inSydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Alexander Patterson and Jeanie McKenzie. He was educated at the Sydney Academy andDalhousie University, where he studied law. Patterson set up practice in Sydney. In 1920, he married Georgina Isabel Ross. Patterson served as Crown Prosecutor forCape Breton County from 1921 to 1925 and from 1935 to 1952. He was a member of the province's Executive Council, serving as provincial secretary from 1947 to 1951, as Minister of Mines from 1947 to 1949, as Minister of Municipal Affairs in 1949 and as Attorney General from 1949 to 1953. Patterson was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1956.
Patterson died at Sydney on January 21, 1965.[1]
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