Researching Roy Paton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6700 people with the Paton surname? In that year Paton was ranked number 609 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Roy means "King" and is of French origin.
Records of Roy Paton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Roy Paton and the Paton Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 8134 people with the Paton surname in the UK? Paton is now ranked number 722 for popularity in the UK. |
Paton Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Paton surname in the USA? Paton is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Roy Paton
Roy Paton
James Roy Paton (23 November 1882 – 25 April 1947) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Yabba to pioneer grazier Archibald Paton and Ruth McMeekin. He attended Brighton Grammar School and then worked on the family property. On 30 April 1923 he married Isobel Mary McMeekin, with whom he had two children. He then moved to farm at Tallangatta, and from 1923 to 1947 served on Towong Shire Council, with two terms as president from 1929 to 1930 and from 1932 to 1933. He was the founding president of the Country Party's Tallangatta branch, and in 1932 won a by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Benambra. He was the party whip from 1943 to 1945, but died at Tallangatta in 1947.
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