Walter Matheson
History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894
Montana GenWeb Archives 
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Walter Matheson, who has been engaged in the real-estate 
business in Helena, Montana since 1877, and is one of the 
representative men of the city. He was born in Simcoe, 
Canada, February 7, 1848, and resided there until he was 
seventeen years of age, when he removed to Toronto, where 
he graduated at the military college of that place. 
Previous to his going to Toronto he had attended the 
schools of his native town, and upon his removal to 
that place he began the study of law, and in due time 
graduated and was admitted to the bar. Then he returned 
to Simcoe, entered upon the practice of his profession 
and continued his residence there until the spring of 
1872, when he removed to Montana and settled in the 
Yellowstone valley. He was of the pioneers of that 
place and helped to found the town of Billings, the 
county seat of Yellowstone county, of which he was the 
first Mayor, serving in that capacity two years. He 
also served as Coroner of Yellowstone county. He was 
engaged in the real-estate and newspaper business, 
being at one time interested in the Billings Post 
and afterward in the Herald. He was also president 
of the Yellowstone BuildingSociety, resigning that 
position in 1877 when he removed to Helena. Since 
coming to Helena he has given his attention to the 
real-estate business and has also been interested 
in mining, among other ventures being the 
development of an extensive placer mine at 
Emigrant Gulch, on the upper Yellowstone Valley. 
Fraternally, Mr. Matheson is identified with the 
A.O.U.W. and the F & A.M. He is also a member of 
the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Matheson was married 
in April 1874 to Mary Gillen, of Brantford Canada. 
They have four daughters, Winifred,Ruth, Catherine 
and Eleanor. 

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