Monarch Elizabeth II Preceded by Murdock McGowan Died March 6, 1976 Preceded by J. Walter Jones Nationality Canadian | Preceded by J. Walter Jones Name Alexander Matheson Residence Charlottetown, Canada Preceded by Bradford W. LePage Role Politician Succeeded by Walter Russell Shaw | |
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Born June 10, 1903
Bellevue, Prince Edward Island ( 1903-06-10 ) Party Prince Edward Island Liberal Party Lieutenant governor Thomas William Lemuel Prowse, Frederick Walter Hyndman | ||
Education Prince of Wales College | ||
Alexander Wallace Matheson (June 10, 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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