Frank Porter Patterson was a physician and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. He represented Dewdney

Dewdney (electoral district)

Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its predecessor was the riding of Westminster-Dewdney, which was created for the 1894 election from a partition of the Westminster riding, which was a rural-area successor to the original New Westminster...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1937 to 1938 as a Conservative

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

. Patterson served as leader of the Conservative Party from July 1936 until his death in 1938.

He was born in St. John County, New Brunswick and was educated there and at McGill University

McGill University

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, receiving an M.D.

Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...

. Patterson continued with post-graduate studies in Europe

Europe

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. He served as chief surgeon of the bone and joint department for the Vancouver General Hospital

Vancouver General Hospital

Vancouver General Hospital is a medical facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the largest facility in the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre group of medical facilities...

 and St. Paul's Hospital

St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver)

St. Paul's Hospital is an acute care, teaching and research hospital located in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest of the seven health care facilities operated by Providence Health Care, a Roman Catholic faith-based care provider. St...

. Patterson served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. He ran unsuccessfully for the Vancouver-Burrard

Vancouver-Burrard

Vancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election....

 seat in the provincial assembly in an 1936 by-election. Patterson lived in Vancouver. He was Leader of the Opposition

Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)

The Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia is the MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition. This status generally goes to the leader of the second largest party in the Legislative Assembly....

 in the provincial assembly from June 1937 until his death in Vancouver at the age of 61.

Patterson was the first orthopaedic surgeon

Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...

in British Columbia.