Christopher Salmon Patterson

Christopher Salmon Patterson
The Honourable Mr. Justice Christopher Salmon Patterson, Jan. 1893

Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office October 27, 1888 – July 24, 1893
Nominated by	John A. Macdonald
Preceded by	William Alexander Henry
Succeeded by	George Edwin King

Personal details
Born	(1823-01-16)January 16, 1823 London, England
Died	July 24, 1893(1893-07-24) (aged 70)

Christopher Salmon Patterson (January 16, 1823 – July 24, 1893) was a Canadian Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in London, England, the son of John and Ann Patterson, he studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution in Ireland. In 1845, he emigrated to Picton, Canada West (now Ontario), Canada. He was called to the Canada West Bar in 1851 and moved to Toronto in 1856 and practised law. In 1874, he was appointed to the Ontario Court of Error and Appeal. In 1888, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1888. He served until his death in 1893.

Patterson Township, Ontario is named in his honour.

References

Supreme Court of Canada Biography

The Ritchie court (1879–92)
1879–88:	S. Strong T. Fournier W. Henry H. Taschereau J. Gwynne
1888–92:	S. Strong T. Fournier H. Taschereau J. Gwynne C. Patterson

The Strong court (1892–1902)
1892–93:	T. Fournier H. Taschereau J. Gwynne C. Patterson
1893–95:	T. Fournier H. Taschereau J. Gwynne R. Sedgewick G. King
1895–1901:	H. Taschereau J. Gwynne R. Sedgewick G. King D. Girouard
1901 – January 1902:	H. Taschereau J. Gwynne R. Sedgewick D. Girouard L. Davies
February 1902 – November 1902:	H. Taschereau R. Sedgewick D. Girouard L. Davies D. Mills

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