| Birth: | Apr. 18, 1767
Scituate
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA | | Death: | Oct. 14, 1853
Scituate
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA | 
US Senator. A gentleman farmer, his first political appointment was as justice of the peace of Scituate, Massachusetts. He was elected as a Senator from Massachusetts to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Fenner, and served from October 26, 1807 to March 3, 1811. He served as speaker at the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 1821 and 1822.
Family links:
Spouse:
Phebe Smith Mathewson (1765 - 1848)*
Children:
Hannah Clark Mathewson Farnum (1793 - 1877)*
Lydia Clark Mathewson (1795 - 1798)*
Mary Mathewson (1796 - 1797)*
Elizabeth Mathewson (1798 - 1798)*
Anne Mathewson (1799 - 1799)*
Ceria Mathewson Smith (1801 - 1853)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Elisha Mathewson | | | Burial:
Thomas Mathewson Cemetery
Scituate
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA |
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Originally Created by: Tim Crutchfield
Record added: Nov 12, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9798055 |
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