Nathan Matthews Jr. (March 28, 1854 – December 11, 1927) was an American politician from Massachusetts who served as mayor of Boston from 1891 to 1894.
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| Mayor of Boston | |
| In office 1891–1894[1] | |
| Preceded by | Thomas N. Hart |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Upton Curtis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 28, 1854 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 11, 1927 (aged 73) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse | Ellen B. Sargent |
| Children | Sullivan Amory Matthews, Ellen Nathalie Matthews |
| Alma mater | Harvard A.B., 1875; L.L.B., 1880; L.L.D., 1909. University of Leipzig 1876–1877. |
| Profession | Attorney |
Biography
editBorn in Boston, Massachusetts on March 28, 1854, son of Nathan and Albertine (Bunker) Matthews.[2] Nathan Matthews Jr. was a lawyer-turned-politician who served as the mayor of Boston from 1891 to 1894. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Matthews earned an A.B. from Harvard College in 1875 and a LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1880.[2] He married Ellen Bacon, daughter of Col. Lucius Manlius Sargent Jr. on April 5, 1883.[3] They had two children, Ellen Natalie Matthews and Sullivan Amory Matthews.[2]
Mayoralty
editOn December 15, 1891, Mathews was reelected Mayor over Horace G. Allen by 15,182 votes.[1]
Death and burial
editMatthews died at Massachusetts General Hospital on December 11, 1927, from a pulmonary embolism.[citation needed] He is interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- 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).
- 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.
- ^ a b c The Boston Almanac and Business Directory, Volume 58, Boston, MA: Sampson, Murdock, & CO., 1893, p. 32
- ^ a b c Warren, Charles (1908). History of the Harvard Law School and of Early Legal Conditions in America. Vol. 3. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 356.
- ^ "Wedding in Newport; Marriage of Miss N. B. Sargent and Nathan Matthews, of Boston". The New York Times. Newport. April 6, 1883. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
Further reading
edit- Matthews, Nathan. The City Government of Boston : a Valedictory Address to the Members of the City Council, January 5, 1895. Rockwell and Churchill, 1895.