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Charles Matthews
Matthews (between 1905 and 1932)
Born(1856-10-15)October 15, 1856
New Castle, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 12, 1932(1932-12-12) (aged 76)
New Castle, Pennsylvania

Charles Matthews (October 15, 1856 – December 12, 1932) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

Charles Matthews was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1856, and was employed by a rolling mill as a roll turner while attending night school.

A delegate to the Republican State convention in 1886, he was a member of the city council from 1887 to 1893, and sheriff of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1897 to 1900.

He was then engaged in manufacturing and banking.

Elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second Congress, he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912, and resumed his work in banking.

A delegate to the 1916 Republican National Convention in Chicago, he was appointed county commissioner of Lawrence County on November 26, 1924, and served until January 2, 1928.

Death and interment

Matthews died in New Castle on December 12, 1932, and was interred in the Graceland Cemetery.

References

  1. "Matthews, Charles" (M000252), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, March 18, 2023.
  2. "Matthews, Charles." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
  3. "Matthews, Charles," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  4. "Matthews, Charles," The Political Graveyard.
  5. "Matthews, Charles," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  6. "Matthews, Charles," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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  8. "Matthews, Charles," The Political Graveyard.
  9. "Matthews, Charles," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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  11. "Matthews, Charles," The Political Graveyard.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJohn K. Tener Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district
1911–1913 		Succeeded byHenry W. Temple
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