There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Matheson, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007.

The Matheson Baronetcy, of The Kews in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1850 for the Scottish businessman and politician James Matheson

James Matheson

Sir James Nicolas Sutherland Matheson, 1st Baronet , born in Shiness, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland, was the son of Captain Donald Matheson, a Scottish trader in India...

. He was co-founder of the firm of Jardine Matheson

Jardine Matheson Holdings

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited often referred to as Jardines, is a multinational corporation incorporated in Bermuda and based in Hong Kong. While listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Singapore Exchange, the vast majority of Jardines shares are traded in Singapore...

. 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

Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...

 politician Alexander Matheson

Alexander Matheson

Alexander Matheson may refer to:*Alexander Wallace Matheson , Prince Edward Island politician*Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet , Scottish businessman and Liberal politician...

. He was the nephew of the first Baronet of the 1850 creation and a partner in Jardine Matheson. Matheson also represented Inverness Burghs

Inverness Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

Inverness Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...

 and Ross and Cromarty

Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)

Ross and Cromarty was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system....

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

. The third Baronet was a member of the Senate of Australia. The fifth Baronet was a General in the Army. The sixth Baronet succeeded his kinsman as Chief of Clan Matheson

Clan Matheson

Clan Matheson is a Highland Scottish clan.-Origins of the clan:The name Matheson has been attributed to the Gaelic words Mic Mhathghamhuin which means Son of the Bear or Son of the Heroes...

 in 1975.

Matheson Baronets, of Lochalsh (1882)

• 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...
  
   (1805-1886)
• Sir Kenneth James Matheson, 2nd Baronet (1854-1920)
• Sir Alexander Perceval Matheson, 3rd Baronet (1861-1929)
• Sir Roderick Mackenzie Chisholm Matheson, 4th Baronet (1861-1944)
• Sir Torquhil George Matheson, 5th Baronet (1871-1963)
• Sir Torquhil Alexander Matheson, 6th Baronet (1925-1993)
• Sir Fergus John Matheson, 7th Baronet (b. 1927)