William Paterson (Australian politician)
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William Paterson (4 June 1847 โ 11 March 1920) was an Australian politician and businessman in Western Australia. He was a member of the unicameral Legislative Council from 1889 until its dissolution the following year, and then a member of the newly created Legislative Assembly from 1890 to 1895.
Early life
Paterson was born in Pinjarra, in Western Australia's Peel region. He was educated in Fremantle and at Bishop Hale's School in Perth and was then sent to a private school in Birmingham, England, where he stayed from 1862 to 1864. In 1872, after their father's death, Paterson and his brother took over the family property at Pinjarra. He was elected to the Murray Road Board in 1875 and remained a member until 1895. In 1886, Paterson relocated from Pinjarra to Jarrahdale, living on the property that would eventually become the Whitby Falls Hospital.[1]
Politics
Paterson was elected to the Legislative Council in 1889, following the resignation of
Later years
Paterson resigned from parliament in February 1895 to become the managing trustee of the
References
- ^ a b c William Paterson โ Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ISBN 0730984095.
