William L. Mathues Explained

William L. Mathues
Office:50th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
Term Start:January 1, 1905
Term End:November 30, 1906
Governor:Samuel W. Pennypacker
Predecessor:Frank G. Harris
Successor:William H. Berry
Birth Date:24 March 1862
Birth Place:Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Media, Pennsylvania
Party:Republican

William Lincoln Mathues (March 24, 1862  - December 30, 1908) was an American politician who served as Pennsylvania Treasurer from 1905 to 1906.[1] Born and raised on a farm in Delaware County, Mathues attended public schools in Media, became a lawyer, and served as deputy sheriff and prothonotary between 1885 and 1904.[2] [3] He was convicted on corruption charges in connection to the Pennsylvania State Capitol graft scandal and died of pneumonia in 1908 before going to prison.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mathues, Convicted, Dies . . December 31, 1908 . 7.
  2. Book: Williamson, Leland M. . Prominent and Progressive Pennsylvanians of the Nineteenth Century . Foley . Richard A. . Colclazer . Henry H. . Megargee . Louis Nanna . Mowbray . Jay Henry . Antisdel . William R. . The Record Publishing Company . 1898 . Philadelphia . 253–255 . en-US.
  3. Book: Colson, William Wyman . The State Capitol of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Nineteen Hundred and Six . Shimmell . Lewis Slifer . Telegraph Printing Company . 1907 . Harrisburg . 137 . en-US.