Walter Boldero Paton was an English barrister who also wrote guides to emigration to the British colonies.
Background
Paton was born in Hanover Terrace in the Regent"s Park area of Westminster, London, the youngest son of George Paton, a barrister, and Laura Coore. Paton was married to Adeline Loftus, the daughter of Captain Arthur John Loftus and Lady Catherine Loftus, who was the daughter of John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely.
Education
He was educated at Harrow School before going up to University College, Oxford in 1872. He graduated with a Bachelor in 1876 and was awarded his Master of Arts in 1879.
Career
In his youth, he was a keen football player who played for Oxford University in the 1873 FA Cup Final and for England in 1871 in a representative match against Scotland. Frederick Chenevix Trench and granddaughter of Richard Chenevix Trench (1807–1886), Archbishop of Dublin. Paton first made his mark as a football player during his years at Harrow, becoming team captain.
He was still at school, aged only 17 years 214 days, when he was selected to play as a forward for the English XI in a representative match against a Scottish XI on 19 November 1870.
In Charles Alcock"s ""Football Annual", Paton was summed up as "a strong and persevering forward keeps side (the wing) well". Later in his career, he was described as "a very pretty dribbler but disinclined to pass the ball.
Can play extremely well when he likes". Despite having several key players absent, the cup-holders were victorious by a 2–0 margin.
On leaving university, Paton qualified as a barrister, becoming a student of the Inner Temple on 21 June 1876 and was called to the Bar on 25 June 1879.
He then practised on the Western Circuit until he retired in 1916. Paton died, aged 83, at Stanhope Gardens, Kensington, London, on 11 February 1937. Oxford University A.F.C.
1873 FA Cup Final – runner-up.
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In the final, the University played the Wanderers who were defending champions and had been given a "bye" direct to the final.