Thomas Wilson Paterson (6 December 1851 – 28 August 1921) was a Canadian railway contractor, politician, and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.[1]
Born in Darnel, Scotland, he immigrated to Canada with his parents when he was young and was raised in Ontario.[1] After moving to British Columbia in 1885[2], he helped to build the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway line on Vancouver Island.[1] Paterson married Emma Elizabeth Riley in 1886.[2] In 1895, he became general manager of the Victoria and Sidney Railway.[1] Paterson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in an 1902 by-election held following the death of John Paton Booth.[3] In 1903, he was elected to the assembly for the riding of The Islands. In 1907, he was defeated when running for mayor of Victoria and was not re-elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1907 election. From 1909 to 1914, he was the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. He retired in 1914 and died in 1921.[1]
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