Thomas Macdonald-Paterson (9 May 1844 – 21 March 1906) was an Australian politician, a member of the Parliament of Queensland, and later, the Parliament of Australia.
Thomas Macdonald-Paterson | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Brisbane | |
| In office 30 March 1901 – 16 December 1903 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Millice Culpin |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton | |
| In office 15 November 1878 – 17 August 1883 Serving with William Rea, John Ferguson | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | William Higson |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Moreton | |
| In office 21 November 1883 – 21 April 1885 | |
| Preceded by | James Garrick |
| Succeeded by | Hiram Wakefield |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Brisbane North | |
| In office 21 March 1896 – 31 July 1901 Serving with Robert Fraser, Edward Forrest | |
| Preceded by | Thomas McIlwraith |
| Succeeded by | John Cameron |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 22 April 1885 – 11 March 1896 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1844 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 21 March 1906 (aged 61) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Scottish Australian |
| Political party | Protectionist (1901–03) Independent (1903) |
| Other political affiliations | Ministerialist |
| Spouse | Maria Clarissa Pitts |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Early life
editMacdonald-Paterson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, he was educated there privately before migrating to Australia in 1861,[1] where he became a butcher, speculator and lawyer.
Politics
editIn 1878 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Rockhampton; he transferred to Moreton in 1883 and to the Legislative Council in 1885, remaining there until 1887. He was a delegate to the Federation Convention of 1891, and returned to the Legislative Assembly in 1896 as the member for North Brisbane.
In 1901 he transferred to federal politics, winning the Australian House of Representatives seat of Brisbane. Although there was no protectionist organisation in Queensland, he joined the Protectionist Party when the parliament sat. In 1903, the National Liberal Union (a protectionist organisation) endorsed another candidate William Morse in Brisbane, and the division of the protectionist vote allowed a Labor candidate Millice Culpin to defeat Macdonald-Paterson.
Later life
editHe died in 1906 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Paterson Thomas Macdonald — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 5 July 2008.