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Encyclopedia > Alex Matheson

Alexander Wallace Matheson ([[June 11], 1903-March 3, 1976) was a Prince Edward Island politician. He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1940 as a Liberal. 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.



Preceded by:
J. Walter Jones
1943-1953
Premier of Prince Edward Island
1953_1959
Succeeded by:
Walter R. Shaw
1959-1966





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Matheson was assigned the unpleasant task of arresting Chartrand, who was not only a dangerous character, but was made desperate by the predicament in which he found himself.
The warrants were handed to Matheson, who, knowing that the Indians belonged to a large encampment, demanded the services of a suitable force of men, and in particular that one, Bruce, a noted athlete, shrewd and experienced in the wiles of the Redman, should accompany him as a sub-officer.
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