James Colebrooke Patterson

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

Biography

Patterson went to school in Dublin and emigrated in 1857 to Canada. He worked as a civil servant and later took a law degree at. In 1876 he was admitted to the bar, after which he practiced in Windsor. For ten years he was a member of the City Council. As a candidate of the Conservative Party of Ontario, he joined in 1875 at the elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and won the constituency Essex North.

Three years later, Patterson announced his resignation from the provincial government, known to compete for the Conservative Party of Canada to the House of Commons elections in 1878. He sat down by the Essex constituency and support in the following years as a backbencher, the federal government of Sir John A. Macdonald. Although Patterson defeated in the general election in 1891, Prime Minister John Abbott appointed him in January 1892 in his cabinet. As Secretary of State he was responsible for relations between Canada and the British government. The victory at a by-election, he pulled out a month later to the House a.

When John Thompson replaced Abbott as prime minister in December 1892, Patterson took over the Militia and Defence. He wanted to increase the defense capability of Canada and directed the construction of fortifications in the Esquimalt naval base on Vancouver Iceland. In the government of Mackenzie Bowell he retained his ministerial post at first, until he resigned in March 1895. As a minister without portfolio, he remained represented in the Cabinet by April 1896.

Governor General Lord Aberdeen sworn Patterson on September 2, 1895 as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. He gave up his seat in the House, and practiced this representative office until October 10, 1900 from. As the editor of Canadian magazines, he strove to promote the literary scene in the country.