Nicholas James Sutherland Matheson ( 1796 - 1878 )

Birth: Lairg, Sutherlandshire, Scotland (1796) Death: Mentone, France (31 December 1878) Career: MP; acquired the estate of Achany, Sutherland; bought the Island of Lewis, Hebrides, from the Seaforth family Honours: Bt 1850 Memberships: FRGS Membership: Fellow Election Date: 19/02/1846.