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William John Paterson
Ballarat Australia
1887
Warr, Australia
1960
Ballarat, Australia
Male
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  • 1887

    Birthday

    1887
    Birthdate
    Warr Australia
    Birthplace
  • 1960

    Death

    1960
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Ballarat Australia
    Death location
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    William John Paterson lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1887, in the year that William John Paterson was born, on January 20th, the US Senate gave the US Navy the right to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. Pearl Harbor is on the island of Oahu, a part of the Hawaiian Islands. The Navy was given direction to maintain "a coaling and repair station" at the harbor.
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In 1910, he was 23 years old when the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. U.S. publisher W.D. Boyce was visiting England when he became lost in the London fog. An unknown Boy Scout helped him find his way out, declining a tip (he said that he was a Boy Scout and was doing his good deed for the day). Boyce was so impressed that he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America when he returned home. Its purpose was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values."
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