Neil Alexander Matheson (25 August 1904 – 1 April 1972) was a Liberal party member of the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

. He was born in Rose Valley, Prince Edward Island and was also an editor, farmer and journalist. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at

Mount Allison University Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MtA) is a Canadian primarily undergraduate liberal arts university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, founded in 1839. Like other liberal arts colleges in North America, Mount Allison does not parti ...

. During World War II, he was a captain in the reserves. Matheson was first elected with

Angus MacLean John Angus MacLean (May 15, 1914 – February 15, 2000) was a politician and farmer in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was an alumnus of both Mount Allison University and the University of British Columbia with degrees in science. MacLe ...

at the Queen's electoral district in the 1953 general election, when that riding elected two members to Parliament. In the 1957 election, he was defeated when MacLean and fellow Progressive Conservative party candidate

Heath MacQuarrie Heath Nelson Macquarrie (September 18, 1919 – January 2, 2002) was a Canadian politician, teacher, scholar, and writer. Macquarrie described himself as a Red Tory, using the term in the title of his autobiography ''Red Tory Blues''. During t ...

received the two highest votes.

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* 1904 births 1972 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island Liberal Party of Canada MPs 20th-century Canadian farmers Mount Allison University alumni People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub