Nathan Matthews, Jr.
| Nathan Matthews, Jr. | |
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| 33rd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1891 – 1894[1] |
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| Preceded by | Thomas N. Hart |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Upton Curtis |
| Majority | 15,182 (1891)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1854 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Boston, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen B. Sargent |
| Children | Sullivan Amory Matthews, Ellen Nathalie Matthews |
| Alma mater | Harvard A.B., 1876; L.L.B., 1875; L.L.D., 1909. University of Leipzig 1876–1877. |
| Profession | Attorney |
Nathan Matthews, Jr. (March 28, 1854 – December 11, 1927) was an American politician from Massachusetts who served as Mayor of Boston from 1891–1894.
Biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 28, 1854, Nathan Matthews, Jr. was a lawyer-turned-politician who served as the mayor of Boston from 1891–1894. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Mayoralty
On December 15, 1891 Mathews was reelected Mayor over Horace G. Allen by 15,182 votes.[1]
Death and burial
Matthews died at Massachusetts General Hospital on December 11, 1927 from a pulmonary embolism. He is interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
See also
- Timeline of Boston, 1890s
References
- Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who the Mayors Have Been and What they Have Done, Boston, MA: State Street Trust Company, Page 39-41, (1914).
- The New York Times, WEDDING IN NEWPORT.; MARRIAGE OF MISS N.B. SARGENT AND NATHAN MATTHEWS, OF BOSTON. (April 6, 1883), page 1.
- Marquis, Albert Nelson.: Who's Who in New England: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Men and Women of the State of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, (1915), page 731.
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| Preceded by | 33rd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1891–1894 |
Succeeded by Edwin Upton Curtis |
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