Paterson, William
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1680s-1710s | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Bristol | ||
| Vocation | Merchant; politician | ||
| Place of Birth | Skipmyre | ||
| Marriage | Elizabeth Turner; Hannah Kemp | ||
| Issue | |||
| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Member of the Merchant Taylors' Company (1681). Co-founder of the Bank of England (1694), and of the Company of Scotland (1695). Accompanied first expedition of Isthmus of Darien (1698). Lived for a time in New York. Supported Anglo-Scottish Union (1707), and elected MP for Dumfriesshire (1708), although denied his seat.
