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The Matheson Baronetcy, of Lochalsh in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 May 1882 for the businessman and Liberal politician Alexander Matheson. [2] He was the nephew of the first Baronet of the 1850 creation and a partner in Jardine Matheson .
Matheson was a nephew of Sir James Matheson of Lewis, the famous Jardine & Matheson Co, making his fortune from trading opium in the Far East, notably in the Canton and Hong Kong. [1] Matheson was the nephew of Sir James Matheson, 1st Baronet , and made a partner in the family firm of Jardine Matheson , and a matrilinear nephew of Lt-Col ...
Torquhil Matheson was born on 4 February 1871, the youngest child of Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet, and was educated at Eton College.He inherited the baronetcy in 1944 when his four older brothers (including the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Baronets) predeceased him and three nephews (the 3rd Baronet's only sons) were all killed in action in the First World War.
The Clan Matheson was then said to have numbered over two thousand warriors. [3] Macmaken supported Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross who was suspected of treason by James I of Scotland. [3] As a result, the earl was seized by the king at Inverness in 1427. [3] Matheson was also arrested by the king, [4] and was executed. [3]
Sir James Nicolas Sutherland Matheson, 1st Baronet, FRS (17 November 1796 – 31 December 1878), was a Scottish opium trader and taipan. Born in Shiness, Lairg , Sutherland, Scotland, he was the son of Captain Donald Matheson. [ 1 ]
Sir Alexander Matheson, 3rd Baronet (6 February 1861 – 7 August 1929), born in Mayfair, London, was the son of Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet, a Scottish member of the House of Commons. In 1894 he migrated to Western Australia .
He was head of Jardine, Matheson and Co, merchants in China, and also represented Ashburton, Dumfries and Dumfriesshire in Parliament. Jardine married Margaret, daughter of John Buchanan Hamilton and sister and heiress of John Hamilton-Buchanan, Chief of Clan Buchanan. The second and third Baronets were also heads of Jardine, Matheson and Co.
Matheson (surname) Clan Matheson, Scottish clan of that name; Matheson baronets, two baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom; Matheson family, a political family in Utah, USA; Matheson Bayley, a British entertainer; Matheson Lang, a Canadian actor and playwright