Matthew M. Lewey
Matthew M. Lewey (December 1848 – August 12, 1935) was a ln officer innthe Union Army, and then a politician, militia officer,[1] and judge in Florida.[2] He was from Baltimore, Maryland.[3] He served as mayor of Newnansville, Florida from 1875 until 1877.[3] He represented Alachua County in the Florida House of Representatives in 1883.[3] He established the Gainesville Sentinel which became the Florida Sentinel (African American newspaper) when he relocated to Pensacola.[4] He served as its editor and publisher.[5]
He studied at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and Howard University's Law School.[6] During the American Civil War he served in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.[3]
The New York Public Library has a photo of him.[7]
References[]
- ^ https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/344522?id=1
- ^ "A forgotten obituary: The legacy of Sgt. Matthew M. Lewey". A forgotten obituary: The legacy of Sgt. Matthew M. Lewey - The Independent Florida Alligator.
- ^ a b c d Brown, Canter (September 23, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://www.xaviercortada.com/page/FLOR500garden52?
- ^ "The Florida Sentinel Annual, 1904, Pensacola, Fla. | uwf.digital.flvc.org". uwf.digital.flvc.org.
- ^ "Page 440". digital.ncdcr.gov.
- ^ "African American Newspaper Editors in Early 20th Century Florida – The US Caribbean & Ethnic Florida Digital Newspaper Project". 22 February 2018.
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- 1848 births
- 1935 deaths
- Politicians from Baltimore
- Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni
- Howard University School of Law alumni