William Paton

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William Paton
Profession private agent
Personal details
Country United Kingdom
Locations
Title elephant keeper -1871
Location at Duke Alfred of Edinburghs elephants in United Kingdom
Biography details

William Paton , private agent in United Kingdom

Born ? dead 1871-06 .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Prince (fatal attack)

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 1871-06: agent William Paton fatal attack by Prince. On arrival in Plymouth, Toms caretaker, Colonel William Paton managed to get the elephant onboard the train, but after the train reached full speed, Tom panicked and crushed the wall between him and his keeper. When trying to keep him back, Paton was crushed against a wall. William Paton † William Paton Died 1871-06

The elephant Tom was a gift from Jang Bahadur of Nepal to Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, in March 1871, and was shipped out of Calcutta on the ship H.M.S. Galatea, where the duke was commander. The first week, Tom was cared for by his Indian Mahout, who left the ship in Madras, later by a corporal of the marine artillery, Mr. William Paton, a corporal of the Marine Artillery, who had been keeper ever since the capture in the Rajahs preserve in Nepal.

On arrival in Plymouth, William Paton was assisted by two gentlemen from London Zoo, Clarence Bartlett and Mr Smart.

Paton managed to get the elephant onboard the train, but after the train reached full speed, Tom panicked and crushed the wall between him and his keeper. When trying to keep him back, Paton was crushed against a wall, and died later, before the train arrived in London.
Tom was later brought to Dublin Zoo, where his owner, the Duke of Edinburgh also came to visit him.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). agent William Paton in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3394. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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