xvi_ 168 (1860).
PATTEN, GEORGE (son of Wm. Patten, miniature-painter, _d._
1843). _b._ 29 June 1801; student at the R.A. 1816; painted
miniatures 1819–30, and portraits and historical pictures
1830 to death; A.R.A. 1837; portrait painter in ordinary to
the prince consort; painted the only portrait of Paganini,
the violinist, exhibited at the R.A. 1833; exhibited his own
portrait at the R.A. 1858; painted mythological, fancy, and
scriptural subjects; exhibited 131 pictures at R.A. and 16 at
Suffolk st. 1819–64. _d._ Hill house, Winchmore Hill, Middlesex
11 March 1865. _bur._ St. James’s churchyard, Friern, Barnet.
_Sandby’s History of royal academy ii_ 211 (1862).
PATTERSON, ALEXANDER SIMPSON (son of Robert Paterson of
Crofthouse, Alnwick). Licensed by presbytery of Dunbar 5 Dec.
1822; minister at Whitehaven 3 May 1837; elected by Glasgow
church building soc. 11 March 1839, served to 28 June 1843;
called to the Free church, St. Andrews 1847; minister of
Hutchesonton free church, Hospital st. Glasgow to death; edited
The Imperial illustrated bible 1858; The self-explanatory
family bible 1859; Illustrated family bible 1876; author of
A brief commentary on the First epistle to the Thessalonians
1846; A commentary on the Hebrews 1856; Commentaries on the
First epistle to the Thessalonians, the Epistle of James, and
the First epistle of John 1857; Poets and preachers of the
nineteenth century 1862; The Redeemer and the redemption,
discourses 1865; Sketches in verse of a continental tour 1866.
_d._ 1885. _John Smith’s Our Scottish clergy_ (1848) 238–44; _H.
Scott’s Fasti ii_, _part_ 1 _p._ 48.
PATTERSON, SIR JAMES BROWN (youngest son of James Patterson,
district road inspector). _b._ Alnwick, Northumberland 18 Nov.
1833; went to Forest Creek goldfields, Victoria 1852; member for
Castlemaine of legislative assembly of Victoria 1871 to death;
comr. of public works and vice-president of the board of land
and works 23 Aug. to 20 Oct. 1875 and 28 May 1877 to March 1880;
postmaster general July 1878 to March 1880 and Sept. to Nov.
1890; minister of railways Aug. 1880 to July 1881; minister of
customs Feb. 1889 to Sept. 1890; minister of public works June
to Sept. 1890; K.C.M.G. 26 May 1894. _d._ Melbourne 30 Oct.