John Paterson (8 December 1831 – 9 August 1871) was a Scottish-born Australian politician in the

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Early life

Paterson was born in Clydevale, Lesmahagow,

Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scotl ...

in 1831. He took his name from his father, Captain John Paterson, a soldier. His mother was Ann Howison. Paterson arrived in

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in 1850. He was a pastoralist and was a partner in several runs.

Politics

James Garland had served alongside William Macleay in the two member constituency of Lachlan and Lower Darling in the first New South Wales parliament from 1856 to 1858. At the 1858 election Garland did not recontest. Nominations for the seat of Lachlan and Lower Darling closed on 25 January 1858. The report on the close of nominations states that both John Piper Egan and Edward Flood were nominated in their absence, and both had been listed by ''

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'', as candidates in this seat. However, the nominators were unable to muster the six persons required to call for a poll and Paterson and Macleay were elected unopposed. Paterson served in the second parliament from 1858 to 1859. He did not recontest the 1859 election.

Personal life

Paterson married Emily Susan Barton in 1861 at

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and together they had four children, two daughters and two sons. His nephew is the renowned poet and author

Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, (17 February 18645 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the ...

Death

Paterson died in Illalong,

on 9 August 1871.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paterson, John 1831 births 1871 deaths People from Lanarkshire Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Scottish emigrants to Australia 19th-century Australian politicians