# Neil Matheson
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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Neil Matheson
| birth_name = Neil Alexander Matheson
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1904|8|25}}
| birth_place = [Rose Valley, Prince Edward Island](/source/Rose_Valley%2C_Prince_Edward_Island), Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|4|1|1904|8|25|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| spouse = Margaret McLeod Miller (m. 1934)[{{cite book | title=The Canadian Parliamentary Guide | year=1954 | first=Pierre G. | last=Normandin }}]
| riding = [Queen's](/source/Queen's_(Prince_Edward_Island_federal_electoral_district))
| predecessor = [Chester McLure](/source/Chester_McLure)
| alongside = [Angus MacLean](/source/Angus_MacLean)
| successor = [Heath MacQuarrie](/source/Heath_MacQuarrie)
| term_start = August 1953
| term_end = June 1957
| profession = editor, farmer, journalist
| party = [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada)
| footnotes =
| website =
}}
'''Neil Alexander Matheson''' (25 August 1904 – 1 April 1972) was a [Liberal party](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) member of the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada). He was born in [Rose Valley, Prince Edward Island](/source/Rose_Valley%2C_Prince_Edward_Island) and was also an editor, farmer and journalist.
He obtained a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree at [Mount Allison University](/source/Mount_Allison_University). During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), he was a captain in the reserves.