He was born in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England and grew up there. He came to Ontario in 1870, where he found work at woollen mills in Plattsville and later Preston. After the death of an owner in 1881, Pattinson became a partner in the management of the mill in Preston. In 1898, he became sole owner. He also served on the Preston town council, becoming reeve in 1889, and was a member of the local school board. Working with Sir Adam Beck on the Electrical Power Commission, he helped bring hydroelectric power from Niagara Falls to Preston. During his time in office, he also contributed to the introduction of the Ontario Workmen's Compensation Act. Pattinson was a director for the Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada and the Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Kitchener.
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george, pattinson, australian, footballer, footballer, july, 1854, 1931, ontario, industrialist, political, figure, represented, waterloo, south, legislative, assembly, ontario, conservative, member, from, 1905, 1914, born, haltwhistle, northumberland, england. For the Australian footballer see George Pattinson footballer George Pattinson July 15 1854 May 10 1931 was an Ontario industrialist and political figure He represented Waterloo South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1905 to 1914 He was born in Haltwhistle Northumberland England and grew up there He came to Ontario in 1870 where he found work at woollen mills in Plattsville and later Preston After the death of an owner in 1881 Pattinson became a partner in the management of the mill in Preston In 1898 he became sole owner He also served on the Preston town council becoming reeve in 1889 and was a member of the local school board Working with Sir Adam Beck on the Electrical Power Commission he helped bring hydroelectric power from Niagara Falls to Preston During his time in office he also contributed to the introduction of the Ontario Workmen s Compensation Act Pattinson was a director for the Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada and the Economical Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Kitchener External links editHall of Fame City of Cambridge Member s parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario nbsp This article about a Ontario Progressive Conservative Party MPP is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Pattinson amp oldid 1178402158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
