John D. Matheson, 1846-1916

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John Matheson was born at Simcoe, Ont. He was the son of Robert and Anne Matheson who came to Canada from Scotland. He came to Milton in 1865 to study law in the office of Gilbert Tice Bastedo. He eventually became publisher of "The Canadian Champion". He married Rebecca Panton and they had five children. In 1882 he moved with his family to Billings, Montana. In Billings he became a Judge. He died at Billings in 1916. For further information, see "Milton Area Biographies" by Alex Cooke.

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C.1900

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