James Mathews (American politician)
James Mathews | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th district | |
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter |
Succeeded by | Perley B. Johnson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th district | |
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
Preceded by | Joshua Reed Giddings |
Succeeded by | John D. Cummins |
Member of the Ohio Senate | |
In office 1832-1837 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Liberty, Ohio | June 4, 1805
Died | March 30, 1887 Knoxville, Iowa | (aged 81)
Resting place | Graceland Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
James Mathews (June 4, 1805 – March 30, 1887) was an American lawyer and politician who was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1841 to 1845.
Early life and career[]
Matthews was born at Liberty, Trumbull County, Ohio. After studying law he was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1830. He then moved to Coshocton, Ohio, where he practiced law. From 1832-1837 Mathews was a member of the Ohio State senate.
Congress[]
In 1841 he was elected a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th congressional district which then covered Knox County, Ohio, Coshocton County, Ohio, Holmes County, Ohio and Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
In 1842 Mathews was re-elected from Ohio's 16th congressional district which only differed from the old 13th in that it did not include Knox County. In 1844 Mathews did not run for re-election.
Later life[]
In 1855 Mathews moved to Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa. From 1857-1859 he served as prosecuting attorney for this county. He also latter served as a professor of pomology at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) and Knoxville's postmaster.
Sources[]
- Congressional biography
- Parsons, Stanley B., William W. Beach and Dan Hermann. United States Congressional Districts, 1788-1841. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1978.
- Parsons, Stanley B., William W. Beach and Michael J. Dubin. United States Congressional Districts and Data, 1843-1883. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1986.
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- People from Trumbull County, Ohio
- People from Coshocton, Ohio
- People from Knoxville, Iowa
- 1805 births
- 1887 deaths
- Ohio Democrats
- Ohio lawyers
- Ohio state senators
- Iowa State University faculty
- Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio