Frederick Woolnough Paterson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
- Born
- 13 June 1897, Gladstone, Qld
- Died
- 7 October 1977, Concord, NSW
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- William Hunter Paterson (boardinghouse keeper)
- Mother
- Edith Jeffery (nurse)
- Married (1) Lucy Ethel Blackman; (2) Kathleen Claire (typist)
Legal admissions
| 18 March 1931 | Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland |
| 24 October 1935 | Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales |
Parliamentary service
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland |
Degrees
| 1920 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Queensland |
Career
- BA Oxon 1922.
- Rhodes Scholar for Qld 1918.
- Schoolteacher.
- Newspaper editor.
- Member of Communist Party of Aust 1923-25 and from 1930.
- The only declared Communist elected to an Australian legislature.
Military service
Sources