Alonzo John Mathison (July 13, 1876 – November 11, 1941) was an American machinist, businessman, and politician. Mathison was born in

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, the son of Thorwald C. Mathison (1852–1894) and Carrie (née Jacobson) Mathison (1845–1919). He worked in a grocery store and then worked as a machine shop foreman for Fairbanks Morse & Company in

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. Mathison was also in the real estate business. Mathison served on the Beloit Common Council. In 1919, Mathison served in the

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as a

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. Mathison died at his home in Beloit following a long illness, and he was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Stoughton.

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1876 births 1941 deaths Politicians from Beloit, Wisconsin People from Stoughton, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Wisconsin city council members Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1870s-stub