Background
He was born in Lochcarron, Ross-shire, Scotland in 1793 and came to Lower Canada around 1806.
politician Member of the Senate of Canada
He was born in Lochcarron, Ross-shire, Scotland in 1793 and came to Lower Canada around 1806.
He served with the Glengarry Fencibles during the War of 1812, reaching the rank of lieutenant. In 1817, he settled at the military settlement at Perth. Matheson operated a general store there and was a director of the Tay Navigation Company.
In 1847, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada and, in 1855, he was made colonel and put in charge of the 1st military district of Canada West.
He was named a Senator after Confederation. Matheson married Mary Fraser Robertson in Montreal on November 5, 1823.
Roderick Matheson died of a stroke in Perth in 1873. Matheson House, his former residence in Perth, is a National Historic Site of Canada and now serves as the Perth Museum.
He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 until his death.
