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PATTON, James, Canadian lawyer, born in Prescott, Upper Canada, 10 June, 1824. His father, Andrew Patton, a native of Scotland, was major of the 45th regiment. James was educated at Upper Canada and King's colleges, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1845, and in 1847 received the degree of LL.B. from Toronto university. He began practice in Barrie, and founded the Barrie " Herald " in 1852 and the " Upper Canada Law Journal" in 1855. In 1856 he was elected a member of the legislative council of Canada for Saugeen, and in that year, on the formation of the Toronto university association, he was elected its president. In 1857 he was appointed a member of its senate. He became vice-chancellor of Toronto university in 1860, in 1861 chairman of the Toronto university commission, Queen's counsel in 1862, and in this year was appointed solicitor-general for Upper Canada. He has been collector of customs at Toronto since 1881.
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