Thomas Matheson

Thomas Matheson
Member of Parliament
for Ashburton
In office
28 July 1847 – 6 July 1852
Preceded byJames Matheson
Succeeded byGeorge Moffatt
Personal details
Born1798
Died14 February 1873(1873-02-14) (aged 74–75)
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig
ParentDonald Matheson

Thomas Matheson (1798 – 14 February 1873)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2] Son of Donald Matheson and brother of James Matheson (co-founder of Jardine Matheson & Co.), Matheson was born at Shinness, near Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland in 1798. In 1815 he joined the British Army as an Ensign. He became a lieutenant colonel in the 42nd Foot in 1843, when he retired on half-pay.[3]

Matheson was elected unopposed as the Whig MP for Ashburton at the 1847 general election, taking up the seat previously held by his brother James Matheson.[3] He stood down at the next election in 1852.[4]

  1. ^ Rayment, Leigh (22 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "A"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Political". Norfolk News. 31 July 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 26 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ a b Dod, Charles (1832). Dod's parliamentary companion. Vol. 15. London: Whittaker & Co. p. 206. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081634291.
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.