William Romaine Paterson

William Romaine Paterson (29 July 1871 – 3 December 1941) was a Scottish, Glasgow-based writer often using the pen name Benjamin Swift. He wrote novels, poems, essays, and short stories.[1][2][3]

William Romaine Paterson
In The Bookman, November 1899
Born(1871-07-29)29 July 1871
Glasgow, Scotland
Died3 December 1941(1941-12-03) (aged 70)
EducationUniversity of Glasgow
OccupationWriter

Biographical details

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William Romaine Paterson was born in Glasgow on 29 July 1871.[2] He lived at 25 University Gardens near the University of Glasgow.[1][3]

He received the MA degree from the University of Glasgow in 1894.[3]

His mother was Marion Paterson.[1] His father was Robert Paterson.[3] His sister, Catherine Paterson, gifted part his archive to University of Glasgow Special Collections.[1] He also had a brother, James Venn Paterson,[1] and a nephew, James Paterson, Doctor of Laws.[3]

He was interned in Vichy France during World War II.[1] He died in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie on 3 December 1941.[4][a]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Other sources list a death year of 1937 and 1942.[1][2][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Papers of William Romaine Paterson, 1871-1942, novelist 'Benjamin Swift'". Jisc. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "William Romaine Paterson (1871–1942)". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024., citing The Reader's Dictionary of Authors, 1917
  3. ^ a b c d e "William Romaine Paterson". University of Glasgow. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. ^ UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628–1969, Class: RG 32, Piece: 27. The National Archives of the UK – via Ancestry.com.
  5. ^ Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms (5th ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 463. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved 23 February 2024 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ A review of Life's questionings in The Athenaeum, no. 4052, 24 June 1905, p. 782
  7. ^ The Nemesis of Nations at Google Books
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