Claude Matthews
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| Claude Matthews | |
 Claude Matthews from Who-When-What Book, 1900 |
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| In office 1876 – 1878 |
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22nd Governor of Indiana
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| In office January 9, 1893 – January 11, 1897 |
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| Preceded by | Ira Joy Chase |
| Succeeded by | James A. Mount |
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| Born | December 14, 1845 Bethel, Kentucky |
| Died | April 28, 1898 Vermillion County, Indiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Martha Renick Whitcomb |
Claude Matthews (1845 - 1898) was governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1893 to 1897. A Democrat, he championed free silver.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Matthews was born in Bethel, Kentucky on December 14, 1845. He attended Centre College and graduated in 1867.
On January 1, 1868 he married the daughter orphaned daughter of former Governor James Whitcomb, Martha Renick Whitcomb, after a seven year courtship. They settled in Vermillion County, Indiana and had three children together.[1] There he founded the National Association of Breeders of Short Horn Cattle in the United States and Canada in 1872.[2]
[edit] Political career
He was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1876 as a Democrat. He unsuccessfully ran for the Indiana State Senate in 1882. He served as Indiana Secretary of State from 1891 to 1893.
He won election as governor and served from January 9, 1893 to January 11, 1897. The election was fairly close and he won by about 7,000 votes.[3] He was a strong supporter of bimetallism.He fought against the White Caps, prizefighting, and horse racing seeking to have it outlawed in the state.
After his term as governor he retired from public life and returned to his farm. He died there of a stoke at age fifty-two on April 28, 1898. He was buried at the City Cemetery in Clinton, Indiana[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Biography of Matthews
- ^ Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 1, Westport, Conn.
- ^ Biography of Matthews
- ^ National Governors Association
[edit] External links
- Indiana Historical Bureau: Biography and portrait
- National Governors Association
- NY Times Obituary
- Find a Grave
| Preceded by Ira Joy Chase |
Governor of Indiana January 9, 1893 – January 11, 1897 |
Succeeded by James A. Mount |
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