Nelson Edwin Matthews (April 14, 1852 – October 13, 1917) was an American politician who served one term a

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from

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from 1915 until his death in 1917.

Biography

Born in

Ottawa, Ohio Ottawa is a village and the county seat of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. It is located 51 miles southwest of Toledo, a major port city on the Maumee River. The population was 4,460 at the 2010 census. History The region was long inhabi ...

, Matthews attended the public schools. He engaged in banking, mercantile, and manufacturing pursuits in Ottawa. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908. He served as delegate to the fourth State constitutional convention in 1912.

Congress

Matthews was elected as a

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to the Sixty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress. He died in

Maumee, Ohio Maumee ( ) is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Maumee River, it is about 10 miles southwest of Toledo. The population was 14,286 at the 2010 census. Maumee was declared an All-America City by the National Civic L ...

, on October 13, 1917. He was interred in Fort Meigs Cemetery,

Perrysburg, Ohio Perrysburg is a city located in Wood County, Ohio, Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the south side of the Maumee River. The population was 25,041 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Part of the Toledo metropolitan area, the city i ...

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1852 births 1917 deaths People from Ottawa, Ohio Ohio Constitutional Convention (1912) 19th-century American legislators Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio {{Ohio-Representative-stub