Reeves Matheson
| Reeves Matheson | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cape Breton East | |
| In office 1998–1999 |
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| Preceded by | John MacEachern |
| Succeeded by | David Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | New Democratic Party (1998) Independent (1998–1999) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Reeves Matheson (born 1952) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[1]
Born in 1952 at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Matheson was educated at Saint Mary's University, and Dalhousie Law School, where he graduated in 1976.[2] He practiced law in Glace Bay, and served for ten years as town solicitor.[2]
Matheson first attempted to enter provincial politics in a 1980 byelection for the Cape Breton East riding, where he placed second, losing to Progressive Conservative Donnie MacLeod by 1500 votes.[3][4] In the 1998 election, Matheson defeated his closest opponent by over 2100 votes to win the seat.[5] On April 2, 1998, Matheson was suspended by the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society for three months pending the outcome of an investigation into a complaint lodged by one of his clients.[6] On May 13, Matheson quit the NDP caucus to sit as an Independent.[7] On June 1, Matheson was disbarred after admitting he took thousands of dollars from trust accounts.[8][9] On December 16, Matheson was charged with four counts of theft, four of fraud, 3 counts of uttering a forged document and one count of breach of trust.[2][10][11] Matheson did not reoffer in the 1999 election.[12][13] In November 2000, Matheson pleaded guilty to five charges,[14][15] and in April 2001 was given a conditional sentence of two years house arrest, and ordered to reimburse the Nova Scotia Barristers Society $117,000 for the money it gave back to the victims.[16][17]
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