Alexander Small Matthew (November 8, 1884 – October 11, 1969) was a

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-born insurance company manager and political figure in

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. He represented

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from 1953 to 1966 as a Social Credit member.

Biography

He was born in Brechin in 1884, 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. He died in

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at the age of 84 in 1969.

References

1884 births 1969 deaths People from Brechin British emigrants to Canada British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub