William G. "Bill" Patterson (1915 – July 7, 2000) was a welder and politician in Newfoundland.
[1][2] The son of William Patterson and Annie Greene, he was born in Placentia.
He first worked as a welder at the naval base in Argentia before opening his own welding business.
[1] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1959 and several times more before being elected in 1975.
Patterson was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1989 and returned to his business interests.