Sir Alexander Perceval Matheson, 3rd Baronet (6 February 1861 – 7 August 1929) was a Scottish

Scotland

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-born Australia

Australia

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n politician. He was the son of Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet

Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet

Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet , was a Scottish businessman and long-standing Liberal Member of Parliament.Matheson was the nephew of Sir James Matheson, 1st Baronet, and a partner in the family firm of Jardine Matheson...

, a Scottish member of the House of Commons. Educated in England

England

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 at Harrow School, he migrated to Australia in 1894, becoming a commercial agent and company manager on the goldfields

Gold mining

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. In 1897, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council

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 for Eastern, serving until 1901. In that year, he was elected to the Australian Senate

Australian Senate

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 as a Free Trade

Free Trade Party

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 Senator for Western Australia

Western Australia

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. He served until his retirement in 1906. Having returned to England, he succeeded to the baronetcy in 1920, and died in 1929.