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♂ John A. Matheson
aliasJohn A. Matheson
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 1 5
Birth 3 September 1844 → 179 years + 8 months ago
Lived 74 years + 6 months
First mandate 8 May 1882 → 141 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 8 months
Death 20 March 1919 → 105 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 3 months after 12 December 1893
Special notes
None
 

John A. Matheson (1844–1919)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 10 8 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
6 documented challengers
⊖ James E. Birch  m 
⊖ Peter Gavin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Stanislaus F. Perry  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Jeremiah Blanchard  m 
⊖ Bernard D. McLellan  m 
⊖ Benjamin Rogers  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,973 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26493(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 2/4 911 61.26% +229 Loser:
LC
 682 45.86% Peter Gavin
After his election:
1 Jun 1882 37
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
17 April 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26617(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,039 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26508(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 2/3 992 65.26% +12 Loser:
LC
 980 64.47% Peter Gavin

Service: 3 years 7 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,186 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Apr 1891
ID: 26523(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 1,106 52.84% +101 Loser:
CONS
 1,005 48.02% Jeremiah Blanchard
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 46
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 10 months 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,880 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26543(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/3 473 36.02% -99 Winner:
LIB
 572 43.56% Benjamin Rogers

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John Archibald Matheson		 27 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Matheson, John Archibald		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John Archibald Matheson		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Archibald Matheson		 27 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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