Thomas Wilson Paterson
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Thomas William Paterson (6 December 1851 – 28 August 1921) was a Canadian railway contractor, politician, and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
Born in Darnel, Scotland, he immigrated to Canada with his parents when he was young and was raised in Ontario. After moving to British Columbia he helped to build the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway line on Vancouver Island. In 1895, he became general manager of the Victoria & Sidney Railway. In 1903, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the riding of The Islands. In 1907, he was defeated when running for mayor of Victoria and was not re-elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1907 election. From 1909 to 1914, he was the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. He retired in 1914 and died in 1921.