Alexander Small Matthew

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Alexander Small Matthew
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
1953–1966
ConstituencyVancouver Centre
Personal details
Born(1884-11-08)November 8, 1884
Brechin, Scotland
DiedOctober 11, 1969(1969-10-11) (aged 84)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Political partySocial Credit
Spouses
Elsie Rosaline Pentland
(m. 1918)
Norma Irene McCue
(m. 1962)
OccupationInsurance manager, politician

Alexander Small Matthew (November 8, 1884 – October 11, 1969) was a Scottish-born insurance company manager and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver Centre from 1953 to 1966 as a Social Credit member. From 1954 to 1964, he served as deputy speaker of the Legislature.

Biography[edit]

He was born in Brechin in 1884,[1] the son of George Matthew and Nellie Calenhead. He was married twice: first to Elsie Rosaline Pentland on June 26, 1918 and then to Norma Irene McCue in 1962. Matthew was secretary for the Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia.[1] He died in Vancouver at the age of 84 in 1969.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Normandin, P G (1965). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1965.
  2. ^ "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2011.