John Claude Matheson

MATHESON, JOHN CLAUDE, teacher and farmer; b. 19 March 1935 in Forest Hill, son of Norman Matheson and Catherine Taylor; m. 23 March 1955 Mona Taylor, and they had five children, Claude, Floyd, Parker, Calvin, and Brent; United. Matheson, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1989 for 2nd Kings. He was re-elected in the general election of 1993. While in the Legislature, Matheson served on several Legislative Committees, including agriculture, fisheries, forestry, health and social services, environment, provincial affairs, natural resources, economic development, tourism, transportation, and public works. Matheson received his early education in Forest Hill, and later attended Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown, where he earned a teacher's certificate. He also completed a number of courses at the University of Prince Edward Island. From1953 to 1986, Matheson worked as a teacher and as an academic instructor in adult education at Holland College. While doing this, he helped operate the family farm in Forest Hill. In 1989 Matheson began working on the farm full-time, specializing in cattle. He was the director of the Prince Edward Island Soil and Crop Association and the Souris Soil and Crop Association. Matheson was the admissions chairperson for the Dundas Plowing Match and was a member of the St. Peter's Co-op and the Morell Credit Union. He is a former president and secretary-treasurer of St. Peters Lions Club. Claude Matheson is a member of the Masonic Lodge and involved with the Central Kings Driving Park. Mona Matheson is the daughter of True- love Taylor and Bertha Taylor of Upton. Claude Matheson and his wife reside in Forest Hill.