There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Matheson, both in the

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. One creation is extant as of 2017. The Matheson Baronetcy, of The Lews in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1851 for the Scottish businessman and politician

James Matheson Sir James Nicolas Sutherland Matheson, 1st Baronet, FRS (17 November 179631 December 1878), was a Scottish opium trader and taipan. Born in Shiness, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland, he was the son of Captain Donald Matheson. He attended Edinburgh ...

. He was co-founder of the firm of

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. The title became extinct on his death in 1878. 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. He was the nephew of the first Baronet of the 1850 creation and a partner in

. Matheson also represented Inverness Burghs and

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in the

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. The Matheson family owned Gledfield House, a nineteenth-century country house, near

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. It was developed in the 1850s and extended by architects Ross & Macbeth, for the second baronet, Sir Kenneth Matheson, from 1895 to 1907. The third Baronet was a member of the

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. The fifth Baronet was a General in the Army. The sixth Baronet succeeded his kinsman as Chief of

Clan Matheson Clan Matheson ( ) is a Highland Scottish clan. History Origins of the clan The surname Matheson has more than one anglicization of its Scottish Gaelic derivation.Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encycl ...

in 1975.

Matheson baronets, of The Lews (1850)

* Sir James Matheson, 1st Baronet (1796–1878)

Matheson baronets, of Lochalsh (1882)

Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (16 January 1805 – 26 July 1886) was a British China merchant, Liberal Member of Parliament, and railway entrepreneur. Life and career The son of John Matheson Esq of Ardross and Attadale, R ...

(1805–1886) *Sir Kenneth James Matheson, 2nd Baronet (1854–1920) *

Sir Alexander Perceval Matheson, 3rd Baronet Sir Alexander Perceval Matheson, 3rd Baronet (6 February 1861 – 6 August 1929) was a Senator for Western Australia (1901–1906) and member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (1897–1901). He was born in London and arrived in A ...

(1861–1929) *Sir Roderick Mackenzie Chisholm Matheson, 4th Baronet (1861–1944) *

Sir Torquhil George Matheson, 5th Baronet General Sir Torquhil George Matheson, 5th Baronet, (4 February 1871 − 13 November 1963) was a Scottish officer who commanded three different divisions of the British Army in some of the heaviest fighting of the First World War. He had previous ...

(1871–1963) *Sir Torquhil Alexander Matheson, 6th Baronet (1925–1993) *Sir Fergus John Matheson, 7th Baronet (1927–2017) * Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Fergus Matheson of Matheson, 8th Baronet LVO DL (born 1954)Chief Train – Clan Matheson
/ref> The heir apparent is the present holder's son Andrew William Fergus Matheson (born 1985).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matheson Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Clan Matheson Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom