Nathan Matthews Jr. (March 28, 1854 – December 11, 1927) was an American politician from
who served as
mayor of Boston
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from 1891 to 1894.
Biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 28, 1854, son of Nathan and Albertine (Bunker) Matthews.
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
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. Matthews earned an A.B. from Harvard College in 1875 and a LL.B. from
Harvard Law School
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in 1880.
He married Ellen Bacon, daughter of Col. Lucius Manlius Sargent, Jr. on April 5, 1883.
They had two children, Ellen Natalie Matthews and Sullivan Amory Matthews.
Mayoralty
On December 15, 1891, Mathews was reelected Mayor over
Horace G. Allen by 15,182 votes.
Death and burial
Matthews died at
Massachusetts General Hospital
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on December 11, 1927, from a
pulmonary embolism
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. He is interred at
Mount Auburn Cemetery
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,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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.
See also
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Timeline of Boston
This article is a timeline of the history of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
17th century
* 1625 – William Blaxton arrives.
* 1630 - When Boston was founded
** English Puritans arrive.
** First Church in Boston established.
** Septe ...
, 1890s
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1890 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1890 saw the election of Nathan Matthews Jr. Incumbent Mayor Thomas N. Hart was defeated for the Republican nomination by Moody Merrill.
Results
See also
*List of mayors of Boston, Massachusetts
Referenc ...
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1891 Boston mayoral election
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1892 Boston mayoral election
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1893 Boston mayoral election
The Boston mayoral election of 1893 saw the reelection of Nathan Matthews Jr. to a fourth consecutive term.
While the campaigning had been energetic ahead of the election it was noted that the election day itself was rather quiet in the city of ...
References
* ''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.
Further reading
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* Matthews, Nathan.
The City Government of Boston : a Valedictory Address to the Members of the City Council, January 5, 1895'. Rockwell and Churchill, 1895.
External links
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1854 births
1927 deaths
Harvard Law School alumni
Leipzig University alumni
Mayors of Boston
Deaths from pulmonary embolism