Mable Mathews Explained

Mable Mathews
State House:Wyoming
District:Crook County
Term Start:1929
Term End:1931
Alongside:H. L. Sims
Birth Date:10 January 1876
Birth Place:Audubon County, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Resting Place:Audubon, Iowa, U.S.
Party:Republican
Parents:Arthur L. Sanborn
Mary Cameron Sanborn
Education:Gem City Business College
University of Wyoming
Profession:Politician, educator

Mable Mathews (January 10, 1876 – January 3, 1948) was an American politician and educator from Sundance, Wyoming, who served a single term in the Wyoming House of Representatives.[1] She was elected in 1928, and represented Crook County from 1929 to 1931 as a Republican in the 20th Wyoming Legislature.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Mathews was born in Audubon County, Iowa, on January 10, 1876, to Arthur L. Sanborn and Mary Cameron Sanborn. She attended schools in both Iowa and Missouri, moving to the latter state with her parents in 1893. Mathews attended business school in Chillicothe, Missouri, prior to graduating from the Gem City Business College in Quincy, Illinois.[4]

Mathews also attended schools in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as well as the University of Wyoming.

Mathews first came to Crook County, Wyoming, in 1898 to visit relatives.

Career

Mathews served a single term in the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing Crook County from 1929 to 1931 as a Republican in the 20th Wyoming Legislature. She represented Crook County alongside H. L. Sims.

Outside of the legislature, Mathews worked as an educator.

Death

Mathews died at the age of 71 in Santa Rosa, California, on January 3, 1948, following several severe heart attacks during the previous year. She was buried in Audubon, Iowa.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wyoming Women in the Legislature. Wyoming Secretary of State. January 2021. 3. August 27, 2022.
  2. Book: Wyoming Blue Book. IV. Wyoming State Archives, Department of Commerce. 1991. 270. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230602141442/https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/pdf/WyomingBlueBookFour.pdf. June 2, 2023.
  3. Web site: Representative Mable Mathews. Wyoming Legislature. February 19, 2023.
  4. News: Mable Mathews Passes Away at Santa Rosa, Calif.. The Sundance Times. Sundance, Wyoming. January 15, 1948. May 24, 2023.