Eschines Pierson Matthews (September 11, 1832 July 30, 1913) was an American businessman, manufacturer, and politician.

Biography

Born in Painesville, Ohio, Matthews moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1857. Matthews and his brothers started Matthew Brothers a furniture manufacturing business. Matthews served on the Milwaukee Common Council and was a Republican. In 1881, Matthews served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Matthews died at his home, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after suffering ill health.[1][2][3]

Notes

  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1881,' Biographical Sketch of Eschines Pierson Matthews, pg. 516
  2. 'Pioneer History of Milwaukee: 1854-1860,' James Smith Buck, Milwaukee News Company: 1886, "The Matthews Bros.-Furniture," pg. 199-208
  3. 'Eschines P. Matthews Crosses Great Divide,' Fond du Lac Daily Commonwealth, July 31, 1913, pg. 8
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