Sir James Nicolas Sutherland Matheson, 1st Baronet, FRS, was a Scottish opium trader and taipan. Born in Shiness, Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland, he was the son of Captain Donald Matheson. He attended Edinburgh's Royal High School and the University of Edinburgh. He and William Jardine went on to co-found the Hong Kong-based trading conglomerate Jardine Matheson & Co. that became today's Jardine Matheson Holdings.
- Occupation
- politician, entrepreneur
- Position held
- member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
