Background
He was the son of Richard Patterson, the grandson of Robert Patterson Federal Reserve System and the nephew of Robert Lloyd Patterson (1836-1906).
He was the son of Richard Patterson, the grandson of Robert Patterson Federal Reserve System and the nephew of Robert Lloyd Patterson (1836-1906).
Robert Patterson was interested in every branch of natural history but mainly birds. He also founded the People"s Palace, or Patterson Museum, in Belfast which opened in 1904. This was a natural history (mainly birds) and archaeological museum intended for the free instruction of the people.