est ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Baron et . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Berlin ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Military ▁Hospital . ▁His ▁he ir ▁apparent ▁is ▁his ▁only ▁son , ▁Martin ▁Dick - La uder ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 6 ). ▁ ▁Baron et cy ▁of ▁Math es on ▁of ▁L och al sh ▁Sir ▁Alexander ▁Math es on , ▁ 3 rd ▁Baron et ▁( 6 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 9 ), ▁born ▁in ▁May f air , ▁London , ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Alexander ▁Math es on , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et , ▁a ▁Scottish ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁he ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁for ▁North - E ast ▁Province , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁as ▁a ▁Senator ▁for ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁on ▁a ▁platform ▁of ▁absolute ▁free ▁trade , ▁industrial ▁arbitr ation , ▁old - age ▁p ensions , ▁uniform ▁franch ise ▁and ▁White ▁Australia . ▁He ▁served ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁England , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁Math es on ▁baron et cy ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9