The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Mathews

Index to Politicians: Mathews

MATHEWS (Soundex M320) — See also CARTHEW, HATHEWAY, HEWSON, HEWSTON, MATH, MATHE, MATHEE, MATHENIA, MATHENY, MATHER, MATHERLY, MATHERN, MATHERON, MATHERS, MATHES, MATHESON, MATHEUS, MATHEWSON, MATHUES, MATOS, MATTHEWS, MATTHEWSON, MATTOS, SMATHERS, THEW, TRETHEWAY, TRETHEWEY.

MATHEWS: See also James Dunbar Bell; James Albert Betts; Harry D. Boardman; Alexander Mathews Davis; John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus; William Mathews Feigham; Michael Aloysius Feighan; William Mathews Feighan; Timothy Mathews Furlow; James Mathews Griggs; Helen Mathews Grigsby; George W. McClintic; Marvin B. Rosenberry.
Mathews, Albert G. — of Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1929-35; resigned 1935; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1935; West Virginia Compensation Commissioner. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Annie — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924, 1928; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1930. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Asa C. — of Pittsfield, Pike County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896, 1904 (alternate). Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Austin W. — of Jefferson County, Neb. Delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Barbara See Barbara Coleman
Mathews, Beverly — of Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1860. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Charles See I. Charles Mathews
Mathews, Charles H. — of Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1876. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Clarence I. — U.S. Consular Agent in La Romana, 1917. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Clifton (1880-1962) — of Arizona. Born in Concord, Pike County, Ga., February 12, 1880. U.S. Attorney for Arizona, 1933-35; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1935. Member, American Bar Association. Died September 7, 1962. Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
Mathews, Cynthia — of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif. Mayor of Santa Cruz, Calif., 1996-97. Female. Still living as of 2004.
Mathews, D. K. — of Egan, Moody County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state senate 15th District, 1891-92. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, David — of Cortland County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Cortland County, 1833, 1838. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Edward F. — of Burlington County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1876-78. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Elbert George (1910-1977) — also known as Elbert G. Mathews — of California. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., November 24, 1910. Son of Samuel Blumenthal Mathews and Anna Margaret (Jordan) Mathews; married, August 20, 1934, to Maomi Pearl Meffert. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Vancouver, 1935-36; Sydney, 1937-40; U.S. Consul in Calcutta, 1946-47; U.S. Consul General in Istanbul, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, 1959-62; Nigeria, 1964-69. Died in 1977. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Eva — of Michigan. Independent American candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.
Mathews, Frank Asbury, Jr. (1890-1964) — also known as Frank A. Mathews, Jr. — of Riverton, Burlington County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 3, 1890. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; state court judge in New Jersey, 1929-33; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1945-49. Died in Camden, Camden County, N.J., February 5, 1964. Interment at Morgan Cemetery, Palmyra, N.J.
- See also: congressional biography.
Mathews, Fred L. — of Dowagiac, Cass County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
Mathews, Frederick C. — Progressive. Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, George (1739-1812) — of Georgia. Born in Augusta County, Va., August 30, 1739. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-91; Governor of Georgia, 1793-96; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Florida, 1811. Died in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., August 30, 1812. Interment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Augusta, Ga.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Mathews, George Arthur (1852-1941) — of Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 4, 1852. Member Dakota territorial council, 1887-88; President of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1887-88; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1889; mayor of Brookings, S.Dak., 1897-1903. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 19, 1941. Cremated; ashes interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings, S.Dak.
- See also: congressional biography.
Mathews, George C. — Republican. Member, Federal Trade Commission, 1933-34; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, George G., Jr. — of Florida. U.S. Consul in Pará, 1893-97. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, George M. — of Brocton, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, H. A. — of Fort Valley, Peach County, Ga. Member of Georgia state senate 23rd District, 1902-03. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Harlan (b. 1927) — of Tennessee. Born in Sumiton, Walker County, Ala., January 17, 1927. Democrat. Lawyer; Tennessee state treasurer, 1975-86; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1992, 1996; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1993-94; appointed 1993. Still living as of 2002.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
Mathews, Harold S. — of Kanawha County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-30. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Henry Mason (1834-1884) — of Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born March 29, 1834. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1866; West Virginia state attorney general, 1873-77; Governor of West Virginia, 1877-81. Died April 28, 1884. Interment at Old Stone Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Mathews, Howard Alvin (1866-1945) — also known as Howard A. Mathews — of Iowa. Born September 27, 1866. Superintendent of schools; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1922-32; Speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1928. Died April 23, 1945. Interment at Jagger Cemetery, Danville, Iowa.
Mathews, I. Charles — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for mayor of Hartford, Conn., 2007 (Democratic primary), 2007. Still living as of 2007.
Mathews, J. H. — of Grand Forks County, N.Dak. Delegate to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Grand Forks County, 1889. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, J. N. — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Mathews, J. W. — of Abbeville, Henry County, Ala. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1908. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, James (1805-1887) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1805. Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1841-45 (13th District 1841-43, 16th District 1843-45). Died in 1887. Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville, Iowa.
- See also: congressional biography.
Mathews, John (1744-1802) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., 1744. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; circuit judge in South Carolina, 1776; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1776-80; Speaker of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1777-78; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1778-81; Governor of South Carolina, 1782-83. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., November 17, 1802. Burial location unknown.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Mathews, John E. — of Florida. Member of Florida state senate 18th District, 1947; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1951-55. Still living as of 1955.
Mathews, Loretta — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
Mathews, M. R. — also known as Mack Mathews — of Kanawha County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Mathews, Mack See M. R. Mathews
Mathews, N. E. — of Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Peter — of California. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 38th District, 1994, 1998. Still living as of 1998.
Mathews, Philip — of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948, 1952 (alternate); Pennsylvania Democratic state chair, 1949. Still living as of 1952.
Mathews, Renee M. — of New York. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
Mathews, Robert — of Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Roy E. — of Eaton County, Mich. Socialist. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Eaton County, 1932; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1934; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Russell E. — of Cameron, Marshall County, W.Va. Democrat. Chair of Marshall County Democratic Party, 1961, 1969-70. Still living as of 1970.
Mathews, S. W. — of Marshall County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1897-1900. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Samuel B. — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1829. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Shirley — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
Mathews, Styles — of Rockport, Spencer County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Still living as of 1952.
Mathews, Thomas B. — Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1894. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Thomas F. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1901, 1903-05; defeated, 1901. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Vincent (1766-1846) — of Tioga County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1766. Member of New York state assembly from Tioga County, 1793-95; member of New York state senate Western District, 1796-1803; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1809-11. Died in 1846. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Mathews, Walter E. — of Oakfield, Aroostook County, Maine. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Aroostook County, 1919-20. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, Mrs. William — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Mathews, William B. — of Maysville, Mason County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Mathews, William P. — of California. Member of California state assembly, 1880-83, 1887-91, 1893-95 (29th District 1880-83, 7th District 1887-91, 4th District 1893-95). Burial location unknown.

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