Alexander Small Matthew | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
In office 1953–1966 | |
Constituency | Vancouver Centre |
Personal details | |
Born | Brechin,Scotland | November 8,1884
Died | October 11,1969 84) Vancouver,British Columbia | (aged
Political party | Social Credit |
Spouses | Elsie Rosaline Pentland (m. 1918)Norma Irene McCue (m. 1962) |
Occupation | Insurance 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.
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]
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