James Colebrooke Patterson

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James C. Patterson

James Colebrooke Patterson , PC (* 1839 in Armagh , Ireland , † February 17, 1929 in Ottawa ) was a Canadian politician . From 1892 to 1895 he was a minister in the federal government, then he was vice governor of the province of Manitoba until 1900 .

biography

Patterson went to school in Dublin and emigrated to Canada in 1857. He worked as a civil servant and later took up law studies. In 1876 he was admitted to the bar, after which he practiced in Windsor . He was a member of the city council there for ten years. As a candidate for the Conservative Party of Ontario , he ran for election to the Ontario Legislative Assembly in 1875 and was victorious in the Essex North constituency.

Three years later, Patterson announced his resignation from the provincial parliament to run for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 1878 general election. He prevailed in the Essex constituency and supported the federal government of John Macdonald as a backbencher in the years that followed . Although Patterson was defeated in the general election in 1891 , Prime Minister John Abbott appointed him to his cabinet in January 1892. As Secretary of State, he was responsible for relations between Canada and the British Government. By winning a by-election , he moved back into the House of Commons a month later.

When John Thompson succeeded Abbott as Prime Minister in December 1892, Patterson took over the Department of Militia and Defense . He wanted to increase Canada's defense capabilities and directed the construction of fortifications at Esquimalt Naval Base on Vancouver Island . In the Mackenzie Bowell government , he initially retained his ministerial post until he resigned in March 1895. As a minister without portfolio he remained represented in the cabinet until April 1896.

Governor General Lord Aberdeen swore in Patterson on September 2, 1895 as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. He gave up his mandate in the House of Commons and held this representative office until October 10, 1900. As editor of Canadian Magazine , he sought to promote the country's literary scene.

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SURNAME Patterson, James Colebrooke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
DATE OF BIRTH 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Armagh , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1929
Place of death Ottawa