William Matthews
U.S. Congressperson
1755 – 1808
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Who was William Matthews?
William Matthews was an American politician. He was born in Cecil County, Maryland, and was a judge of the Cecil County Court in 1778, 1780, and 1782-1786. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1786 to 1789.
He was later elected from the sixth district of Maryland as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1799. In this position he was both preceded and succeeded by the Democratic-Republican Gabriel Christie. He is interred in his family's graveyard in Cecil County.
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- Born
- Apr 26, 1755
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- 1808
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on July 23, 2013
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