Scott Milne Matheson (August 9, 1897 – October 4, 1958) was the United States attorney for the District of Utah from 1949 to 1953.
Scott Milne Matheson was born on August 9, 1897, in Parowan, Utah, and served in the United States army during World War I. Matheson received his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah and then taught high school for a time in Parowan. He then went to Chicago where he earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago and did further studies at Northwestern University. In 1930, Matheson returned to Iron County, Utah, where he formed the law firm Matheson and Morris and also taught at the institution that is now Southern Utah University. From 1932 to 1934, he was the county attorney for Iron County. He was also a counselor in the presidency of the local stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1934, Matheson was made an assistant United States Attorney for the District of Utah. In 1949, he was appointed United States attorney for the District of Utah by President Harry S. Truman. In 1953, he resigned this office largely due to ill health. Matheson died on October 4, 1958, at age 61 from a heart attack.
Matheson is the father of Scott M. Matheson Jr., who served as Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985. Matheson Sr. is the grandfather of U.S. Congressman Jim Matheson and federal judge Scott Matheson Jr.
Parowan is a city in and the county seat of Iron County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,790 at the 2010 census, and in 2018 the estimated population was 3,100.
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Scott Milne Matheson Jr. was an American politician who served as the 12th governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985. He is the most recent Democrat to serve in that position.
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Matheson is a surname derived from either an anglicised form of Scottish Gaelic surnames or the patronymic form of a short form of the English Matthew. This English personal name is ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū), which means "gift of God". An early record form of the surname Matheson is Mathyson, recorded in 1392; this recorded name literally means "son of Mathi"—Mathi being a pet form of Matthew. Two different Scottish Gaelic surnames have been Anglicised Matheson. One such surname is Mac Mhathghamhuin, which became Anglicised Matheson on account of its similar sound. This Gaelic surname is of an entirely different etymology than Matheson, as the Gaelic mathghamhuin means "bear". Another Gaelic surname Anglicised Matheson is Mac Matha. This Gaelic surname is derived from the patronymic form of a Gaelic form of Matthew.
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Matheson is the name of a U.S. political family in Utah, United States.
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Scott Matheson may refer to:
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Norma Louise Matheson was an American politician, political strategist, activist, and conservationist who served as the First Lady of Utah from 1977 until 1985. Matheson, the wife of former Governor Scott M. Matheson, was considered a pioneer for women in Utah politics and the matriarch of the Matheson political family. Her prominent role in state politics earned her the nickname "godmother" of the Utah Democratic Party.