Thomas Dufferin Pattullo

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Thomas Dufferin Pattullo

Thomas Dufferin ("Duff") Pattullo (born January 19, 1873 in Woodstock , Ontario , † March 30, 1956 in Victoria ) was a Canadian politician and journalist . He was from November 15, 1933 to December 9, 1941 Prime Minister of the Province of British Columbia and from 1928 to 1941 Chairman of the British Columbia Liberal Party .

biography

Pattullo worked in Ontario in the 1890s as a journalist, first with the Woodstock Sentinel , from 1896 as editor-in-chief of the Galt Reformer . His father helped him get a job in the Yukon Territory , as Secretary to Government Commissioner James Morrow Walsh . Pattullo remained in the service of the government until 1902 in Dawson City , the then capital of the territory. He then worked as a realtor and was briefly on the Dawson City Council.

In 1908 Pattullo moved to Prince Rupert in the province of British Columbia. There he was first elected to the city council in 1910 and mayor in 1913. In November 1916 the election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia followed . He was Minister of Land Development in the Prime Ministers Brewster , Oliver and MacLean governments . After the Liberals were defeated in the elections in July 1928, Pattullo was elected as the new party leader and was thus the leader of the opposition.

The ruling British Columbia Conservative Party could not cope with the social problems of the Great Depression and fell into several groups. On November 2, 1933, the Liberals won an overwhelming election victory and Pattullo took over the post of Prime Minister on November 15. During his tenure he operated a partially social democratic policy, which often led to conflicts with the federal party and the federal government under William Lyon Mackenzie King .

In 1937 the government was confirmed, but in 1941 the Liberals failed to win the majority of the seats. Pattullo refused to form a coalition government with the Conservatives, resigned from office on December 9, 1941, and resigned from the party. In the elections on October 25, 1945, he ran as an independent, but was voted out. Pattullo retired and spent the last years of his life in Victoria .

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SURNAME Pattullo, Thomas Dufferin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pattullo, Duff
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Woodstock, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1956
Place of death Victoria (British Columbia)