Peter Patton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Ice hockey player and administrator
Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1876
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 10-Apr-1939
Profession: ice hockey player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Peter Patton
- Major Bethune Minet "Peter" Patton (5 March 1876 – 10 April 1939) was an ice hockey player and administrator.
- He is credited with bringing ice hockey to Britain and helping to spread the sport to Europe.
- He was a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1908 and was the inaugural president of the British Ice Hockey Association (BIHA) in 1914.
- He is a member of both the IIHF Hall of Fame and the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Patton had a public school education at Winchester and Wellington and he is believed to have learned to skate whilst holidaying in Switzerland.
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