Thomas Paterson | |
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| Deputy Leader of the Country Party | |
| In office 19 November 1929 – 27 November 1937 | |
| Leader | Earle Page |
| Preceded by | William Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Harold Thorby |
| Minister for the Interior | |
| In office 9 November 1934 – 29 November 1937 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Preceded by | Eric Harrison |
| Succeeded by | John McEwen |
| Minister for Markets and Transport | |
| In office 10 December 1928 – 22 October 1929 Minister for Markets: 19 January 1928 – 10 December 1928 Minister for Markets and Migration: 18 June 1926 – 19 January 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Bruce |
| Preceded by | Victor Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Parker Moloney |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Gippsland | |
| In office 16 December 1922 – 7 July 1943 | |
| Preceded by | George Wise |
| Succeeded by | George Bowden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1882 Aston, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 24 January 1952 (aged 69) McKinnon, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Country |
| Spouse |
Elsie Jane Tyrrell (m. 1908) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Thomas Paterson (20 November 1882 – 24 January 1952) was an Australian politician who served as deputy leader of the Country Party from 1929 to 1937. He held ministerial office in the governments of Stanley Bruce and Joseph Lyons, representing the Division of Gippsland in Victoria from 1922 to 1943. He played a leading role in the creation of the Victorian Country Party as the political arm of the Victorian Farmers' Union.