Clan Matheson People
Donald Matheson (1719-1782) A Gaelic poet who farmed in Kildonan. He was widely respected as a religious poet of the new Calvinist dispensation.
James Matheson
James Sutherland Matheson (1796-1887) Founder of the trading firm of Jardine Matheson & Co., he purchased the island of Lewis in 1844. He was created a Baronet in recognition of his philanthropy towards the people of Lewis during the famine of 1845-46. James Adam Louis Matheson (b.1912) Having emigrated to Australia, he became one of the country’s most admired engineers and lecturers.
Clan Matheson People Donald Matheson (1719-1782) A Gaelic poet who farmed in Kildonan. He was widely respected as a religious poet of the new Calvinist dispensation. James Matheson James Sutherland Matheson (1796-1887) Founder of the trading firm of Jardine Matheson & Co., he purchased the island of Lewis in 1844. He was created a Baronet […]
