Canadian politician
Alexander Wallace Matheson
In office Monarch Elizabeth II Lieutenant Governor T. William L. Prowse Frederick W. Hyndman Preceded by J. Walter Jones Succeeded by Walter R. Shaw In office Preceded by J. Walter Jones Succeeded by Alex Campbell In office Preceded by Bradford W. LePage Succeeded by Reginald Bell In office Preceded by Murdock McGowan Succeeded by Keir Clark
Born (1903-06-10 ) June 10, 1903Prince Edward Island Died March 6, 1976(1976-03-06) (aged 72)Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island Nationality Canadian Political party Liberal Spouse
Helen B. Farquharson
(
m. 1937)
Children 5 Residence Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Alma mater Prince of Wales College Occupation teacher, lawyer, and judge Profession Politician Cabinet Minister of Health and Welfare (1948–1953)
Alexander Wallace Matheson (June 11, 1903 – March 3, 1976) was a Prince Edward Island politician.
He was born in Bellevue, Prince Edward Island . He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1940 as a Liberal , representing the district of 2nd Queens . Not reelected in the provincial election of 1943, he was reelected in 1947 in the district of 4th Kings .
Matheson became minister of health and welfare in the government of Premier J. Walter Jones in 1948 and succeeded Jones as premier and attorney-general in 1953. His government was defeated in the 1959 election but remained Liberal Party leader until 1965 when he retired from politics. In 1967 he was appointed a County Court Judge.
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