USMA Class of 1909.
He was born in Billings, Montana, on January 3, 1887. He attended the University of Iowa from 1904 to 1905, entering the United States Military Academy in 1905. He graduated No. 5 of 103 in 1909. After graduation he studied the work of the Corps of Engineers on the Great Lakes Survey, navigational improvements on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and the construction of the Panama Canal. While in Panama he met and married Ethel Quinton Mason, daughter of Colonel Charles Field Mason, Medical Corps, and Mrs. Quinton Mason, who later became Mrs. Edward F. Murphy. In 1911, he graduated from the United States Engineer School at Washington Barracks, D.C. He was at Fort Leavenworth for a short time and was assigned to Hawaii for three years performing mapping and survey work with Company I, 3rd Battalion of Engineers. In 1915 he returned from Hawaii and was assigned as Assistant District Engineer at Wilmington, North Carolina, where he spent two years on lock and dam construction on the Cape Fear River. From 1917 to 1918 he was at West Point as Assistant Professor of Mathematics. During World War I, he commanded the 217th Engineers at Camp Beauregarde, Louisiana, until the end of the war. From 1919 to 1921, He was District Engineer at Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1922, he was an Honor Graduate of the School of the Line. In 1923, he graduated from General Staff School and in 1924 from the Army War College. From 1924 to 1925, he was assigned to the office of the Chief of Engineers. From 1925 to 1929, he was Assistant Professor of Engineering at West Point. From 1929 to 1931, he was District Engineer at Sacramento, California. From 1932 to 1936, he was command of the 13th Engineers and Executive Officer at Fort Humphreys in Belvoir, Virginia. From 1936 to 1940, he was on duty with the War Department General Staff at Washington, D. C. During this time he also served as Deputy G-4 in connection with C.C.C. affairs. He applied for retirement in 1940 due to health issues, but was brought to duty in the Division Engineer Office in San Francisco during World War II. In 1943, he retired again for physical disability. He was the author of A Needle in the Haystack, which was the Junior Literary Guild selection in 1930, and his verses were published in St. Nicholas and John Martin’s Book. He also wrote Back from Troy, which was put on by the Essayons Dramatic Club at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. His family then moved to Altadena, California and in December 1945, he suffered a stroke of paralysis. On April 10, 1947, he died at McCornack General Hospital in Pasadena, California. Survivors included his wife, Ethel of Altadena, California; his sons: Colonel John D. Matheson, USMA Class of 1933, Colonel Donald R. Matheson, retired, USMA Class of 1938, Major David M. Matheson, USMA Class of 1939 and William Q. Matheson and by his daughters: Page M. Niles, wife of Lieut. Colonel Ellery W. Niles, USMA Class of 1935 and Jean E. Matheson.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates Memorial.
He was born in Billings, Montana, on January 3, 1887. He attended the University of Iowa from 1904 to 1905, entering the United States Military Academy in 1905. He graduated No. 5 of 103 in 1909. After graduation he studied the work of the Corps of Engineers on the Great Lakes Survey, navigational improvements on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and the construction of the Panama Canal. While in Panama he met and married Ethel Quinton Mason, daughter of Colonel Charles Field Mason, Medical Corps, and Mrs. Quinton Mason, who later became Mrs. Edward F. Murphy. In 1911, he graduated from the United States Engineer School at Washington Barracks, D.C. He was at Fort Leavenworth for a short time and was assigned to Hawaii for three years performing mapping and survey work with Company I, 3rd Battalion of Engineers. In 1915 he returned from Hawaii and was assigned as Assistant District Engineer at Wilmington, North Carolina, where he spent two years on lock and dam construction on the Cape Fear River. From 1917 to 1918 he was at West Point as Assistant Professor of Mathematics. During World War I, he commanded the 217th Engineers at Camp Beauregarde, Louisiana, until the end of the war. From 1919 to 1921, He was District Engineer at Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1922, he was an Honor Graduate of the School of the Line. In 1923, he graduated from General Staff School and in 1924 from the Army War College. From 1924 to 1925, he was assigned to the office of the Chief of Engineers. From 1925 to 1929, he was Assistant Professor of Engineering at West Point. From 1929 to 1931, he was District Engineer at Sacramento, California. From 1932 to 1936, he was command of the 13th Engineers and Executive Officer at Fort Humphreys in Belvoir, Virginia. From 1936 to 1940, he was on duty with the War Department General Staff at Washington, D. C. During this time he also served as Deputy G-4 in connection with C.C.C. affairs. He applied for retirement in 1940 due to health issues, but was brought to duty in the Division Engineer Office in San Francisco during World War II. In 1943, he retired again for physical disability. He was the author of A Needle in the Haystack, which was the Junior Literary Guild selection in 1930, and his verses were published in St. Nicholas and John Martin’s Book. He also wrote Back from Troy, which was put on by the Essayons Dramatic Club at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. His family then moved to Altadena, California and in December 1945, he suffered a stroke of paralysis. On April 10, 1947, he died at McCornack General Hospital in Pasadena, California. Survivors included his wife, Ethel of Altadena, California; his sons: Colonel John D. Matheson, USMA Class of 1933, Colonel Donald R. Matheson, retired, USMA Class of 1938, Major David M. Matheson, USMA Class of 1939 and William Q. Matheson and by his daughters: Page M. Niles, wife of Lieut. Colonel Ellery W. Niles, USMA Class of 1935 and Jean E. Matheson.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates Memorial.
USMA Class of 1909.
He was born in Billings, Montana, on January 3, 1887. He attended the University of Iowa from 1904 to 1905, entering the United States Military Academy in 1905. He graduated No. 5 of 103 in 1909. After graduation he studied the work of the Corps of Engineers on the Great Lakes Survey, navigational improvements on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and the construction of the Panama Canal. While in Panama he met and married Ethel Quinton Mason, daughter of Colonel Charles Field Mason, Medical Corps, and Mrs. Quinton Mason, who later became Mrs. Edward F. Murphy. In 1911, he graduated from the United States Engineer School at Washington Barracks, D.C. He was at Fort Leavenworth for a short time and was assigned to Hawaii for three years performing mapping and survey work with Company I, 3rd Battalion of Engineers. In 1915 he returned from Hawaii and was assigned as Assistant District Engineer at Wilmington, North Carolina, where he spent two years on lock and dam construction on the Cape Fear River. From 1917 to 1918 he was at West Point as Assistant Professor of Mathematics. During World War I, he commanded the 217th Engineers at Camp Beauregarde, Louisiana, until the end of the war. From 1919 to 1921, He was District Engineer at Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1922, he was an Honor Graduate of the School of the Line. In 1923, he graduated from General Staff School and in 1924 from the Army War College. From 1924 to 1925, he was assigned to the office of the Chief of Engineers. From 1925 to 1929, he was Assistant Professor of Engineering at West Point. From 1929 to 1931, he was District Engineer at Sacramento, California. From 1932 to 1936, he was command of the 13th Engineers and Executive Officer at Fort Humphreys in Belvoir, Virginia. From 1936 to 1940, he was on duty with the War Department General Staff at Washington, D. C. During this time he also served as Deputy G-4 in connection with C.C.C. affairs. He applied for retirement in 1940 due to health issues, but was brought to duty in the Division Engineer Office in San Francisco during World War II. In 1943, he retired again for physical disability. He was the author of A Needle in the Haystack, which was the Junior Literary Guild selection in 1930, and his verses were published in St. Nicholas and John Martin’s Book. He also wrote Back from Troy, which was put on by the Essayons Dramatic Club at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. His family then moved to Altadena, California and in December 1945, he suffered a stroke of paralysis. On April 10, 1947, he died at McCornack General Hospital in Pasadena, California. Survivors included his wife, Ethel of Altadena, California; his sons: Colonel John D. Matheson, USMA Class of 1933, Colonel Donald R. Matheson, retired, USMA Class of 1938, Major David M. Matheson, USMA Class of 1939 and William Q. Matheson and by his daughters: Page M. Niles, wife of Lieut. Colonel Ellery W. Niles, USMA Class of 1935 and Jean E. Matheson.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates Memorial.
He was born in Billings, Montana, on January 3, 1887. He attended the University of Iowa from 1904 to 1905, entering the United States Military Academy in 1905. He graduated No. 5 of 103 in 1909. After graduation he studied the work of the Corps of Engineers on the Great Lakes Survey, navigational improvements on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and the construction of the Panama Canal. While in Panama he met and married Ethel Quinton Mason, daughter of Colonel Charles Field Mason, Medical Corps, and Mrs. Quinton Mason, who later became Mrs. Edward F. Murphy. In 1911, he graduated from the United States Engineer School at Washington Barracks, D.C. He was at Fort Leavenworth for a short time and was assigned to Hawaii for three years performing mapping and survey work with Company I, 3rd Battalion of Engineers. In 1915 he returned from Hawaii and was assigned as Assistant District Engineer at Wilmington, North Carolina, where he spent two years on lock and dam construction on the Cape Fear River. From 1917 to 1918 he was at West Point as Assistant Professor of Mathematics. During World War I, he commanded the 217th Engineers at Camp Beauregarde, Louisiana, until the end of the war. From 1919 to 1921, He was District Engineer at Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1922, he was an Honor Graduate of the School of the Line. In 1923, he graduated from General Staff School and in 1924 from the Army War College. From 1924 to 1925, he was assigned to the office of the Chief of Engineers. From 1925 to 1929, he was Assistant Professor of Engineering at West Point. From 1929 to 1931, he was District Engineer at Sacramento, California. From 1932 to 1936, he was command of the 13th Engineers and Executive Officer at Fort Humphreys in Belvoir, Virginia. From 1936 to 1940, he was on duty with the War Department General Staff at Washington, D. C. During this time he also served as Deputy G-4 in connection with C.C.C. affairs. He applied for retirement in 1940 due to health issues, but was brought to duty in the Division Engineer Office in San Francisco during World War II. In 1943, he retired again for physical disability. He was the author of A Needle in the Haystack, which was the Junior Literary Guild selection in 1930, and his verses were published in St. Nicholas and John Martin’s Book. He also wrote Back from Troy, which was put on by the Essayons Dramatic Club at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. His family then moved to Altadena, California and in December 1945, he suffered a stroke of paralysis. On April 10, 1947, he died at McCornack General Hospital in Pasadena, California. Survivors included his wife, Ethel of Altadena, California; his sons: Colonel John D. Matheson, USMA Class of 1933, Colonel Donald R. Matheson, retired, USMA Class of 1938, Major David M. Matheson, USMA Class of 1939 and William Q. Matheson and by his daughters: Page M. Niles, wife of Lieut. Colonel Ellery W. Niles, USMA Class of 1935 and Jean E. Matheson.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates Memorial.
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