Ivan M. Matheson

Ivan M. Matheson
Member of the Utah Senate from the 29th district
In office 1977–1988
Personal details
Born	(1926-11-09)November 9, 1926 Enoch, Utah, U.S.
Died	February 21, 2016(2016-02-21) (aged 89) Cedar City, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Etta Louise Warren (m. 1948–2010; her death)
Residence(s)	Cedar City, Utah
Profession	Dairy farmer

Ivan Mack Matheson (November 9, 1926 – February 21, 2016), was an American politician and farmer.

Matheson was elected to the Iron County Commission in 1962. He served four terms on that body.

Matheson served as a Republican member of the Utah State Senate from 1977 until 1989. He also served on the Iron County Commission.[1] Matheson is an alumnus of Oregon State University and was a dairy farmer.[2] He died on February 21, 2016, in Cedar City.[3][4]

Matheson was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the first bishop of the Enoch 2nd Ward. He later served with his wife as a missionary in the Florida Tallahassee Mission, was assigned to work with the church's addiction recovery program, and for several years was a temple worker in the St. George Temple.[5]

References

1. "Utah State Legislative Directory" (PDF). Legacy.library.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
2. Utah Legislative Manual 1984–85. Archived October 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
3. Ivan Matheson-obituary
4. "3 Utah senators won't seek re-election", The Deseret News, Bob Bernick, Jr., April 2, 1988, A-5
5. Matheson obituary