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George McLeod Matheson (1853 – 28 November 1895) was an Australian politician.

He was a sharebroker before entering politics, and was based in Broken Hill. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Glen Innes, but he did not re-contest in 1889. He died after falling over the balcony of the Royal Hotel at Coolgardie in 1895.

References

1. "The Brisbane Courier". The Brisbane Courier. 3 December 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 31 December 2015 – via Trove.
2. "Mr George McLeod Matheson (1853-1895)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

• 1853 births
• 1895 deaths
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• Free Trade Party politicians
• 19th-century Australian politicians
• Accidental deaths in Western Australia