Thomas Paterson

The Honourable Thomas Paterson
Deputy Leader of the Country Party
In office 19 November 1929 – 27 November 1937
Leader	Earle Page
Preceded by	William Gibson
Succeeded by	Harold Thorby
Minister for the Interior
In office 9 November 1934 – 29 November 1937
Prime Minister	Joseph Lyons
Preceded by	Eric Harrison
Succeeded by	John 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 Minister	Stanley Bruce
Preceded by	Victor Wilson
Succeeded by	Parker Moloney
Member of the Australian Parliament for Gippsland
In office 16 December 1922 – 7 July 1943
Preceded by	George Wise
Succeeded by	George Bowden
Personal details
Born	(1882-11-20)20 November 1882 Aston, Warwickshire, England
Died	24 January 1952(1952-01-24) (aged 69) McKinnon, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Country
Spouse	Elsie Jane Tyrrell ​ (m. 1908)​
Occupation	Farmer

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.