Nathan Matthews Jr.


Nathan Matthews Jr. was an American politician from Massachusetts who served as Mayor of Boston from 1891–1894.

Biography

Born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 28, 1854, Nathan Matthews Jr. was a lawyer-turned-politician who served as the mayor of Boston from 1891–1894. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Mayoralty

On December 15, 1891 Mathews was reelected Mayor over Horace G. Allen by 15,182 votes.

Death and burial

Matthews died at Massachusetts General Hospital on December 11, 1927 from a pulmonary embolism. He is interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.