| Authorised form of name | Matheson; Sir; Nicholas James Sutherland (1796 - 1878) |
| Dates | 1796 - 1878 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Lairg, Sutherlandshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 1796 |
| Place of death | Menton, France |
| Date of death | 31 December 1878 |
| Activity | Career:
MP for Ashburton (1843-1847); acquired the estate of Achany, Sutherland; bought the Island of Lewis, Hebrides, from the Seaforth family
Honours:
Bt 1850
Memberships:
FRGS
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/02/1846 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (MP)
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1879 vol 29 pp xxi-xxii |
| Code | NA1655 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1846/09 | Matheson, Sir Nicholas James Sutherland: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/Maull/003016 | Matheson, Sir Nicholas James Sutherland | nd |