In his career, James Colebrook Patterson was the Sixth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, a member of the Canadian Parliamentd for Huron West and Essex North, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
He served as a federal cabinet minister from 1892 to 1895 and as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1895 to 1900. Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Huron West Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Essex North Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 
