Nelson E. Matthews

Nelson Edwin Matthews
Nelson Edwin Matthews
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Ohio's 5th district
	In office; March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917
Preceded by	Timothy T. Ansberry
Succeeded by	John S. Snook
Personal details
Born	April 14, 1852; Ottawa, Ohio
Died	October 13, 1917 (aged 65); Maumee, Ohio
Resting place	Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Ohio
Political party	Republican

Nelson Edwin Matthews (April 14, 1852 – October 13, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Ottawa, Ohio, 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.

Matthews was elected as a Republican 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, on October 13, 1917. He was interred in Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Ohio.

Sources

United States Congress. "Nelson E. Matthews (id: M000254)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Timothy T. Ansberry	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th congressional district 1915-1917	Succeeded by John S. Snook

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