Thomas Paterson

Thomas Paterson
Deputy Leader of the Country Party
In office
19 November 1929 – 27 November 1937
LeaderEarle Page
Preceded byWilliam Gibson
Succeeded byHarold Thorby
Minister for the Interior
In office
9 November 1934 – 29 November 1937
Prime MinisterJoseph Lyons
Preceded byEric Harrison
Succeeded byJohn 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 MinisterStanley Bruce
Preceded byVictor Wilson
Succeeded byParker Moloney
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Gippsland
In office
16 December 1922 – 7 July 1943
Preceded byGeorge Wise
Succeeded byGeorge Bowden
Personal details
Born(1882-11-20)20 November 1882
Aston, Warwickshire, England
Died24 January 1952(1952-01-24) (aged 69)
McKinnon, Victoria, Australia
Political partyCountry
Spouse
Elsie Jane Tyrrell
(m. 1908)
OccupationFarmer

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.