There have been two
baronetcies created for people with the surname Paterson, both in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James I ...
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The first creation, of
Bannockburn
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in the
county of Stirling
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It borders Perth ...
, was for Hugh Paterson on 16 March 1686. The second baronet sat in the House of Commons for
Stirlingshire
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and was attainted in 1716, when the title was forfeit.
The second creation, of
Eccles in the
county of Berwick
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, was for William Paterson on 9 July 1687. The third baronet sat in the House of Commons for
Berwickshire
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. On his death in 1782 the title became dormant.
Paterson, of Bannockburn (1686)
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Sir Hugh Paterson, 1st Baronet (died 21 December 1701)
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Sir Hugh Paterson, 2nd Baronet
Sir Hugh Paterson, 2nd Baronet (circa 1685 – 23 March 1777) was a Scottish Jacobite and Member of the Parliament of Great Britain.
The son of Sir Hugh Paterson, 1st Baronet by his wife Barbara, daughter of Sir William Ruthven of Dung ...
( – 23 March 1777)
Paterson, of Eccles (1687)
* Sir William Paterson, 1st Baronet ( – 29 September 1709)
* Sir John Paterson, 2nd Baronet (11 April 1673 – 14 December 1759)
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Sir John Paterson, 3rd Baronet
Sir John Paterson, 3rd Baronet (c. 1730–1782) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1779 and 1780.
Paterson was the only son of John Paterson (younger) of Eccles and his wife Margaret Seton, daughter of Sir William Seto ...
( – 14 January 1782)
See also
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Sir Philip Anstruther-Paterson, 3rd Baronet
Sir Philip Anstruther-Paterson, 3rd Baronet (born Anstruther; 13 January 1752 – 5 January 1808) was a Scottish politician.
He served as Member of Parliament for Anstruther Burghs from 1774 to 1777. In 1778 he married Anne Paterson, daughter o ...
References
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Forfeited baronetcies
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia