 Following the war Paton returned to business as manager of R. Hall & Son, and was vice president of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce from 1919 to 1920, president from 1920 to 1923, and vice president again from 1929 to 1931.Paton returned to service after the war and commanded the 5th and 1st Brigades, and then the 2nd Division, retiring in 1926 with the rank of major general.He died on 21 November 1943 and was cremated.