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Thomas pattison was born on the 5th of January 1805 in Edinburgh, Scotland. he was either born deaf or lost his hearing early on in life.
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He attended school at the Edinburgh Deaf and Dumb Institution
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He was at school for five years as a pupil and two as a monitor.
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He held this role for twenty-four years up until 1858
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He held this role for twenty-three years
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He worked in the period 1839-1848 with his brother Alexander in their coach making company, Alexander Pattison and Co.
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Arrived in early 1859 when he was fifty-four years old
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He took the initiative to open the first deaf school in Australia. Later to become the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC). Three week later Frederick J Rose founded The Victorian College for the Deaf.
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He started teaching at the Institute
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He finished teaching at the institute
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He moved to Melbourne after being in NSW for eight years and worked as a coach builder until 1886.
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He wrote from Melbourne to the Chief Secretary in NSW seeking a pension for his work in setting up the Deaf and Dumb Institute and was refused.
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Thomas Patison died in Melbourne on the 6th of April 1899 at the age of 94 years and 3 months!
