James Arthur Mathewson (June 26, 1890 – August 23, 1963) was a Canadian politician. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Mathewson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1912 and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1917 from McGill University. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1917. He was a captain in the 42nd Battalion Royal Highlanders of Canada during World War I. After the war, he was a lawyer in Montreal. He was created a

King's Counsel In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel ( post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of a queen, is a lawyer (usually a barrister or ...

in 1926. He was a member of the

Montreal City Council The Montreal City Council (french: Conseil municipal de Montréal) is the governing body in the mayor–council government in the city of Montreal, Quebec. The head of the city government in Montreal is the mayor, who is first among equals in the ...

for Saint-André from 1926 to 1930. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 1930 losing to Camillien Houde. He was the Liberal member of the

Legislative Assembly of Quebec The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, t ...

for

Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Montréal–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1939 election from part of Westmount electo ...

from 1939 to 1948. He was treasurer of Quebec from 1939 to 1944. He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from McGill University in 1943.

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1890 births 1963 deaths Canadian military personnel of World War I Canadian King's Counsel Lawyers in Quebec Montreal city councillors Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Burials at Mount Royal Cemetery McGill University Faculty of Law alumni {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub