John Guthrie Paterson (18 May 1902 – 18 May 1986) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Council. He was born at

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, the son for Jessie Fitzpatrick and John Paterson. He and attended school at Scots College in Sydney before studying at the

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. He became an accountant, company director and grazier, owning a large property near

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. On 15 June 1926 he married Bessie Smith and they had two daughters. He was a member of the state executive of the

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from 1957 until 1961 and was the country vice-president in 1966. On 23 April 1958 he became a member of the Legislative Council. Paterson was elected by members of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council, who, every three years elected a quarter of the Legislative Council. He served on the Legislative Council until 22 April 1970. Paterson died at

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on .

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1902 births 1986 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 20th-century Australian politicians University of Sydney alumni People educated at Scots College (Sydney) Businesspeople from Sydney {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub