James Matheson
Scottish taipan (1796 - 1878)
Sir James Nicolas Sutherland Matheson, 1st Baronet, FRS (17 November 1796 – 31 December 1878), was a Scottish opium trader and taipan. Born in Shiness, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland, he was the son of Captain Donald Matheson.2
From Wikipedia’s article on James Matheson (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Oct 17, 1796, died Dec 31, 1878.1
About
He attended Edinburgh's Royal High School and the University of Edinburgh. He and William Jardine went on to co-found the Hong Kong-based trading conglomerate Jardine Matheson & Co. that became today's Jardine Matheson Holdings.
From Wikipedia’s article on James Matheson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Jardine MathesonFounder13
- Matheson & CompanyFounder14
Early life and education
Career
Occupation: entrepreneur, politician.8
- 1865 to 1868Member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom6
- 1859 to 1865Member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom6
- 1857 to 1859Member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom6
- 1852 to 1857Member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom6
- 1847 to 1852Member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom6
- 1843 to 1847Member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom6 7
- Date not recordedFounded Jardine Matheson4
- Date not recordedFounded Matheson & Company5
Personal life
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- 1WikidataJames Matheson on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJames Matheson on Wikipedia
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- 13WikidataJardine Matheson, Founder
- 14WikidataMatheson & Company, Founder
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