| Jim Mathewson | |
| Birth Name: | James Lee Mathewson |
| Office: | Member of the Missouri Senate |
| Term Start: | 1980 |
| Term End: | 2005 |
| Office1: | Member of the Missouri House of Representatives |
| Term Start1: | 1974 |
| Term End1: | 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Fristoe, Missouri, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | March 16, 1938 |
| Death Date: | September 27, 2021 (aged 83) |
| Death Place: | Sedalia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
James L. "Jim" Mathewson (March 16, 1938 – September 27, 2021)[1] was an American politician who served in the Missouri Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives.
Born in Fristoe, Missouri, Mathewson graduated from public schools from Warsaw.[2] He attended Redding Junior College (now Shasta College) and California State University, Chico.[3]
He was the owner of a real estate appraisal firm and a broadcasting company. Matthewson served in the United States Army.[4] He and his wife operated a restaurant until it was burned down in a fire. He served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978 and the Missouri Senate from 1980 to 2005.[5] [6]
Following his time in the legislature, Mathewson served on the Missouri State Fair Commission and the Missouri Gaming Commission.[5]
His wife Doris H. Angel Mathewson, a native of Sedalia, Missouri, died June 14, 2017. They were married for more than 50 years.[7]
Mathewson died at his home in Sedalia, Missouri, on September 27, 2021, of cancer.[5]