Nathan Matthews, Jr.

Nathan Matthews, Jr.
33rd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office
1891  1894[1]
Preceded by Thomas N. Hart
Succeeded by Edwin Upton Curtis
Majority 15,182 (1891)[1]
Personal details
Born March 28, 1854
Boston, Massachusetts
Died December 11, 1927(1927-12-11) (aged 73)
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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Boston Almanac and Business Directory (1893), The Boston Almanac and Business Directory, Volume 58, Boston, MA: Sampson, Murdock, & CO., p. 32.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Thomas N. Hart
33rd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
1891–1894
Succeeded by
Edwin Upton Curtis


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