James Colebrooke Patterson

The Honourable James Colebrooke Patterson PC
6th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
In office September 2, 1895 – October 9, 1900
Monarch	Victoria
Governor General	The Earl of Aberdeen The Earl of Minto
Premier	Thomas Greenway Hugh John Macdonald
Preceded by	John Christian Schultz
Succeeded by	Daniel Hunter McMillan
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Huron West
In office 1892–1895
Preceded by	Malcolm Colin Cameron
Succeeded by	Malcolm Colin Cameron
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Essex North
In office 1882–1891
Preceded by	Electoral district was created
Succeeded by	William McGregor
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Essex
In office 1878–1882
Preceded by	William McGregor
Succeeded by	Electoral district was abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office January 18, 1875 – September 3, 1878
Preceded by	Electoral district created
Succeeded by	Solomon White
Constituency	Essex North
Personal details
Born	1839 Armagh, Ireland
Died	February 17, 1929 (aged 89–90)
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Conservative Party of Ontario
Cabinet	Secretary of State of Canada (1892) Minister of Militia and Defence (1892-1895) Minister Without Portfolio (1895)

James Colebrooke Patterson (Gorge Washatine), PC (1839 – February 17, 1929) was a Canadian politician. He served as a federal cabinet minister from 1892 to 1895 and as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1895 to 1900.

Patterson was born to a Protestant family in Armagh, Ireland, and was educated at Dublin. He moved to Canada in 1857 and entered the civil service, though he later resigned. He subsequently trained in law and was called to the bar in 1876.

Patterson settled in the Windsor area and held a number of local offices (including a ten-year term as reeve of Windsor). In 1875, he was elected to the Ontario legislature as a Conservative, defeating independent candidate L. Montreuil by 1209 votes to 755 in the riding of Essex North.

In 1878, Patterson resigned his provincial seat to run for the federal House of Commons. He was elected in the riding of Essex, defeating Liberal William McGregor by 2596 votes to 2318.

Patterson became a backbench supporter of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald's government and was re-elected in the federal riding of Essex North in 1882 and 1887. On the former occasion, he defeated J.A. Kilroy by 1714 votes to 1022. On the latter, he defeated Liberal Francis Cleary by 2301 votes to 2165. He also served as president of the Ontario Conservative Union during a part of his time in parliament.

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