Harvey Patterson
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Harvey Patterson | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Crescentwood | |
| In office June 28, 1973 – February 20, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Cy Gonick |
| Succeeded by | Warren Steen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1924 |
| Died | April 8, 2014 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Harvey Norman Murray Patterson (September 12, 1924 – April 8, 2014)[1] was a Canadian politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1973 to 1975.[2] His term in office is usually remembered for the controversial nature of his election.
The son of Norman Clifford Patterson and Isabel Baker, he was born in Roland, Manitoba and educated at University of Manitoba, and served overseas with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada in World War II. Patterson married Margaret Black in 1946. Before entering politics, he worked as a tractor trailer driver.[3] In 1961, he was a delegate to the founding convention of the New Democratic Party in Ottawa, Ontario.
He was actively involved in Winnipeg's labour movement, serving as President of the Winnipeg Labour Council in the early 1970s (at a time when the WLC was losing members to the Manitoba Federation of Labour). He was also the chairman for the province's 1970 Panel on Labour Relations and its 1971 Panel on Human Rights and Consumer Affairs.