Matheson (surname)
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Matheson is a surname
derived from the Scottish
clan
name of the same name
, and may refer to
Surname
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derived from the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
clan
Clan
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name of the same name
Clan Matheson
Clan Matheson is a Highland Scottish clan.-Origins of the clan:The name Matheson has been attributed to the Gaelic words Mic Mhathghamhuin which means Son of the Bear or Son of the Heroes...
, and may refer to
- Alexander MathesonAlexander MathesonAlexander Matheson may refer to:*Alexander Wallace Matheson , Prince Edward Island politician*Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet , Scottish businessman and Liberal politician...
, Canadian politician - Arthur MathesonArthur MathesonArthur James Matheson was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as a Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Lanark South from 1898 to 1913, and was provincial treasurer from 1905 to 1913....
, Canadian politician - Dan MathesonDan MathesonDan Matheson is a Canadian journalist and news anchor currently presenting the news in the primetime hours on CTV News Channel, since September 2001.-Early life and career:...
, Canadian television sportscaster, host & news reader - Diana MathesonDiana MathesonDiana Matheson is a football midfielder, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2007 Pan American Games....
, Canadian football (soccer) midfielder - George MathesonGeorge MathesonGeorge Matheson was a Scottish theologian and preacher.-Life:Born in Glasgow, to George Matheson, a merchant and Jane Matheson , he was the eldest of eight. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, where he graduated first in classics, logic and philosophy...
, (1842-1906) Scottish theologian - Guy MathesonGuy MathesonGuy Matheson was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 until 1991. He was a member of the Liberal Party....
, (1952- ) Australian politician - Hans MathesonHans MathesonHans Matheson is a British actor.-Life and career:Matheson was born in Stornoway, Scotland, the son of Sheena, a therapist, and Iain , a folk musician and painter. He made his feature film debut as Johnny Silver in Jez Butterworth's critically acclaimed directorial debut, Mojo...
, Scottish actor - Hugh MathesonHugh MathesonHugh Matheson may refer to:*Hugh Matheson , British Olympic rower in the 1970s and '80s*Hugh Matheson , 19th-century British industrialist...
, British oarsman - James MathesonJames MathesonSir James Nicolas Sutherland Matheson, 1st Baronet , born in Shiness, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland, was the son of Captain Donald Matheson, a Scottish trader in India...
, Scottish businessman - Jim MathesonJim MathesonJames David "Jim" Matheson is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes eastern Salt Lake City....
, American politician, son of Scott M. Matheson - John MathesonJohn MathesonJohn Ross Matheson, OC, CD, QC is a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who helped develop both the maple leaf flag and the Order of Canada.- Early life :...
, Canadian politician - Karen MathesonKaren MathesonKaren Matheson OBE is a Scottish folk singer, who frequently sings in Scottish Gaelic. She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Heritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or jointly with Elaine Morgan...
, Scottish folk musician - Louis MathesonLouis MathesonSir James Adam Louis Matheson KBE was a British academic and university administrator, who was the first Vice-Chancellor of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.- Early life :...
, British-Australian academic - Mal MathesonMal MathesonAlexander Malcolm Matheson was a New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests from 1930 to 1931....
, New Zealand cricketer - Michael MathesonMichael MathesonMichael Matheson is the Public Health Minister in the Scottish Government. He has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing Central Scotland and, since 2007, the Falkirk West constituency....
, Scottish politician - Richard MathesonRichard MathesonRichard Burton Matheson is an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the author of What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return, A Stir of Echoes, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and I Am Legend, all of which have been...
, American writer - Richard Christian MathesonRichard Christian MathesonRichard Christian Matheson is an American writer of horror fiction and screenplays. He is the author of the short story collections Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks and Dystopia; the novel Created By; and the screenplay for the Showtime Masters of Horror installments Dance of the Dead and...
, American writer, son of Richard Matheson - Roderick N. MathesonRoderick N. MathesonRoderick Nicol Matheson was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Matheson was born in Inverness, Scotland, and emigrated to New York City with his parents at the age of 15. During the California Gold Rush he moved to San Francisco...
, American Civil War figure - Scott M. MathesonScott M. Matheson-External links:* from...
, American politician - Shirlee MathesonShirlee MathesonShirlee Smith Matheson is a Canadian children's writer.She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on October 16, 1943.A graduate of Athabasca University, she has lived in Winnipeg, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia...
, Canadian children's writer - Tim MathesonTim MathesonTim Matheson is an American actor, director and producer. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth-talking Eric 'Otter' Stratton in the 1978 comedy National Lampoon's Animal House and has had a variety of other well-known roles, including providing the voice of the lead character...
, American actor - William John MathesonWilliam John MathesonWilliam John Matheson was an American industrialist, born in Wisconsin but educated in Scotland. Having learned, while in Scotland, about recent breakthroughs in the development of aniline dyes, Matheson became an early importer and distributor of such dyes from Germany...
, American industrialist