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other scientific journals; his writings altogether being most 

 voluminous.* He was also a keen student of history, and in 

 other respects a remarkable man. He joined the Institute in 

 February, 1869, and read three geological papers before it, only 

 one of which was published. The non-publication of his paper 

 of January 1870, 'On the Laurentian Rocks', seems to have 

 been about contemporary with his early withdrawal from the 

 society, and may have had something to do with it. His third 

 paper, presented in March, 1904, was withdrawn. (See 

 Morgan's Canadian Men and Women of the Time, 1898). 



Rev. George Patterson, D. D., LL. D., F. R. S. C, 

 archseoiogist. — Born at Pictou, N S., 30th April, 1824, son of 

 Abram Patterson; died at New Glasgow, 26th October, 1897. 

 Was educated at Pictou Academy, Dalhousie College, and 

 the United Presbyterian Theological Hall, Edinburgh, being 

 ordained in 1849. Labored for twenty-seven years as a minis- 

 ter at Greenhill, Pictou Co., till 1879, when he went to New 

 Glasgow. In 1843, at age of nineteen, he is said to have 

 established and edited the 'Eastern Chronicle' newspaper, 

 and in 1850 he began to publish and edit the 'Missionary 

 Register of the Presbyterian Church of N. S.,' afterwards 

 superseded by the 'Missionary Record'. Was chiefly notable 

 as a historian and theological biographer, being an industrious 

 and painstaking compiler of facts, and wrote a well-known 

 'History of Pictou County' (1877), 'Memoir of Rev. Dr. 



MacGregor' (1859), 'Life of Dr. Keir' ( ), 'Memorials of 



Johnston and Mattheson' (1864), and 'Life of Rev. John 

 Geddie' (1882). His scientific work was subsidiary to that 

 relating to history. A full list of his papers down to 1894, 

 will be found in the Transactions of the Royal Society of 

 Canada for that year. He was not elected a member of this 

 Institute until 12th March, 1878, and published in its Trans- 

 actions three papers, one describing the collection of Indian 

 stone implements which he presented to Dalhousie College, 

 one of a geological character, and the last descriptive of the 



*Hind's "Effect of ITishery Clauses of Treaty of Washington on Fisheries and Fishermen 

 of B. N. A.", prepared for the Fishery Commission, Halifax, 1877, contains much compiled 

 information regarding our fisheries. 



