John Alexander Mathieson
John Alexander Mathieson | |
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Murdock MacKinnon | |
| In office December 9, 1933 – December 28, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Dalton |
| Succeeded by | George Des Brisay de Blois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 19, 1863 Conservative |
| Spouse |
Mary Alice I-aird (m. 1896) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Georgetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Alma mater | Prince of Wales College |
| Occupation | Teacher, principal, lawyer |
| Profession | Politician |
John Alexander Mathieson (May 19, 1863 – January 7, 1947) was a politician and jurist of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the 12th premier.
Mathieson was born in
Conservative in 1900. He represented the district of 4th Kings in his first term in the legislature, then shifted to 5th Kings
in 1904.
Mathieson sat on the
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
asked Mathieson as leader of the opposition to form a government, which he did, going on to win a mandate in the 1912 general election.
Mathieson's government pressed the federal government to fulfill the terms on which Prince Edward Island joined Canadian Confederation in 1873. He succeeded in persuading Ottawa to provide an improved annual subsidy to the province and, in 1915, Ottawa announced the creation of a year-round ferry service to connect the island to the mainland. The ferries began operating between PEI and New Brunswick in 1917.
The province was also at risk of losing representation in the
British North America Act
guaranteeing the province a minimum of four MPs in perpetuity.
In 1917, Premier Mathieson left politics to accept an appointment as
Chief Justice
and served in that position until he retired in 1943.
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| Crown Colony of Prince Edward Island (1851–1873) | |
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| Province of Prince Edward Island (1873–present) | |
