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Mathews, Julia A

author. She is a writer of Sunday-school fiction, among which are, Bessie Harrington's Venture; Jack Granger's Cousin; and Drayton Hall Series.

Mathews, Lewis Dodson

lawyer, was born Aug. 17, 1854, in Yadkin county, N. C. In 1870 he moved to Kansas, studied law and is now a leading attorney of Mound City, Kan. He was a member of the board of education and has filled other positions of honor.

Mathewson, Elisha

state legislator, United States senator, was born April 18, 1767, in Scituate, R. I. He was at different periods a member of the general assembly of Rhode Island; once speaker of the house; and was a senator in congress from that state from 1807 to 1811. He died Oct. 14, 1853, in Scituate, R. I.

Mathiot, Joshua

congressman, was born in Ohio. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1841 to 1843. He died July 30, 1849, in Newark, Ohio.

Mathis, Juliette Estelle

journalist, poet, was born in Glens Falls, N.

Y. She is a prolific writer and journalist; is a well-known poet of California, and many of her songs have been set to music.

Matignon, Francis

clergyman, author, was born in 1753 in France. He is considered the pioneer of the Roman catholic church in New England. He wrote Rules of the Confraternity, or Association of the Holy Cross. He died Sept. 19, 1818, in Boston, Mass.

Matile, George Auguste

educator, lawyer, jurist, author, was born May 30, 1807, in Switzerland. He was professor of history at Princeton in 1855- 58, and then accepted the chair of French literature in the university of Pennsylvania. After 1863 he held various government posts in Washington, and he was translator of the interior department at the time of his death. He died Feb. 6, 1881, in Washington, D. C.

Matlack, James

congressman, was born in Gloucester county, N. J. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1821 to 1825. He died Jan. 15, 1840, in Woodbury, N. J.

Matlack, Timothy

soldier, congressman, was born in 1730 in Haddonfield, N. J. He was colonel of a Pennsylvania battalion, and did good service, and was a delegate to the continental congress from 1780 to 1781. He was for many years master of the rolls, and resided at Lancaster a long time, and was afterwards register of one of the Philadelphia courts. He died April 15, 18-9, in Holmesburg, Pa.

Matson, Aaron

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in 1770 in Plymouth, Mass. He was for many years judge of probate in Cheshire county, N. H.; was a state councilor from 1819 to 1821; and a representative in congress from New Hampshire from 1821 to 1825. He died July 18, 1855, in Newport, Vt.

Matson, Courtland C

soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born April 25, 1841, in Brookville, Ind. He enlisted in the union army at the breaking out of the rebellion, and served until its suppression in 1865, rising to the rank of colonel. He served three terms as prosecuting attorney of Greencastle. He was elected a representative from Indiana to the fortyseventh congress, and was re-elected to the forty-eighth congress.

Matteson, Joel Aldrich

governor, was born Aug. 2, 1808, in Watertown, N. Y. He was governor of Illinois from 1853 to 1857. He died Jan. 31, 1883, in Chicago, Ill.