Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet (1805–1886), Scottish businessman and Liberal politician
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In 1827, Wood was a founder and editor of one of the first English-language newspapers in China, The Canton Register, which he printed himself on a hand press donated by James and Alexander Matheson, partners in the trading house Jardine, Matheson & Co..