Thomas Macdonald-Paterson

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
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	(1844-05-09)9 May 1844 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	21 March 1906(1906-03-21) (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

Macdonald-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

In 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

He died in 1906 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.^[2][3]