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Although not yet thirty
years of age, A. Blair Paterson has already won a well established
position at the Edmonton bar, and industry, ability and tenacity of
purpose are carrying him rapidly to the front in his profession. He was
born in Glasgow, Scotland, May 8, 1893, a son of Adam Paterson, whose
birth occurred in Innerleithen, Scotland, in 1852. He married Margaret
Robinson, a daughter of Captain James Robinson of the British navy, and
in 1910 they established their home at Edmonton.
In the public schools of
his native country A. Blair Paterson acquired his early education and
his professional training was obtained in Alberta University, which
conferred upon him the LL. B. degree. He also studied law in the office
of Samuel A. Dickson, with whom he is now associated in practice as a
member of the firm of Dickson & Paterson, and their professional
standing is indicated by the large and representative clientele accorded
them. Mr. Paterson has proven his ability to cope with the intricacies
of the law and to arrive at clear deductions from the facts at hand. His
mind is analytical and logical in its trend and in his presentation of a
case he is always fortified by a comprehensive understanding of the
legal principles applicable thereto.
In Edmonton, on the 23d
of September, 1918, Mr. Paterson was united in marriage to Miss E. Jean
Skinner, a daughter of Alexander Skinner, a native of Scotland, who was
killed in the Boer war. Mr. Paterson is much interested in amateur
sports and is a familiar figure on the links of the Mayfair Golf &
Country Club, of which he is secretary, while he is also serving on its
board of governors. He is a member of the Liberal party and his
religious views are in accord with the doctrines of the Presbyterian
church. He exemplifies in his life the sterling qualities of the Scotch
race and his professional associates and the general public unite in
bearing testimony as to his high character and substantial worth. |
