Born in Augusta County, Virginia, on September 30, 1774, the son of a planter and Revolutionary War officer, George Mathews and his wife, Polly.
The elder Mathews moved his family to Wilkes County, GA, today, Oglethorpe County. George Mathews however returned to Virginia for his education. He originally planned to become a physician but his father convinced him to study law under his brother, John Mathews.
He married Harriet Flowers in 1809 and the lived near St. Francisville, LA, at her family's Butler Greenwood Plantation. George and Harriet were successful and extended their land holdings to Lafourche Parish.
George Mathews was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson to be judge of the Superior Court of the newly created Territory of Mississippi. He served in that position 2 years before being appointed judge of the Superior Court for the Territory of Orleans in 1806.
Justice Mathews died in St. Francisville on November 14, 1936, leaving a very large fortune at his death. His will was successfully attacked; on of its dispositions being annulled by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
The Louisiana Historical Association celebrated the Centenary of the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1922 and at that time Mathews was remembered as, "short, rotund, placid, even-tempered, and genial, with a touch of humor and pleasantry in his intercourse with men and on the bench.
(Bio: Dawna Westbrook)
The elder Mathews moved his family to Wilkes County, GA, today, Oglethorpe County. George Mathews however returned to Virginia for his education. He originally planned to become a physician but his father convinced him to study law under his brother, John Mathews.
He married Harriet Flowers in 1809 and the lived near St. Francisville, LA, at her family's Butler Greenwood Plantation. George and Harriet were successful and extended their land holdings to Lafourche Parish.
George Mathews was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson to be judge of the Superior Court of the newly created Territory of Mississippi. He served in that position 2 years before being appointed judge of the Superior Court for the Territory of Orleans in 1806.
Justice Mathews died in St. Francisville on November 14, 1936, leaving a very large fortune at his death. His will was successfully attacked; on of its dispositions being annulled by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
The Louisiana Historical Association celebrated the Centenary of the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1922 and at that time Mathews was remembered as, "short, rotund, placid, even-tempered, and genial, with a touch of humor and pleasantry in his intercourse with men and on the bench.
(Bio: Dawna Westbrook)
Born in Augusta County, Virginia, on September 30, 1774, the son of a planter and Revolutionary War officer, George Mathews and his wife, Polly.
The elder Mathews moved his family to Wilkes County, GA, today, Oglethorpe County. George Mathews however returned to Virginia for his education. He originally planned to become a physician but his father convinced him to study law under his brother, John Mathews.
He married Harriet Flowers in 1809 and the lived near St. Francisville, LA, at her family's Butler Greenwood Plantation. George and Harriet were successful and extended their land holdings to Lafourche Parish.
George Mathews was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson to be judge of the Superior Court of the newly created Territory of Mississippi. He served in that position 2 years before being appointed judge of the Superior Court for the Territory of Orleans in 1806.
Justice Mathews died in St. Francisville on November 14, 1936, leaving a very large fortune at his death. His will was successfully attacked; on of its dispositions being annulled by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
The Louisiana Historical Association celebrated the Centenary of the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1922 and at that time Mathews was remembered as, "short, rotund, placid, even-tempered, and genial, with a touch of humor and pleasantry in his intercourse with men and on the bench.
(Bio: Dawna Westbrook)
The elder Mathews moved his family to Wilkes County, GA, today, Oglethorpe County. George Mathews however returned to Virginia for his education. He originally planned to become a physician but his father convinced him to study law under his brother, John Mathews.
He married Harriet Flowers in 1809 and the lived near St. Francisville, LA, at her family's Butler Greenwood Plantation. George and Harriet were successful and extended their land holdings to Lafourche Parish.
George Mathews was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson to be judge of the Superior Court of the newly created Territory of Mississippi. He served in that position 2 years before being appointed judge of the Superior Court for the Territory of Orleans in 1806.
Justice Mathews died in St. Francisville on November 14, 1936, leaving a very large fortune at his death. His will was successfully attacked; on of its dispositions being annulled by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
The Louisiana Historical Association celebrated the Centenary of the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1922 and at that time Mathews was remembered as, "short, rotund, placid, even-tempered, and genial, with a touch of humor and pleasantry in his intercourse with men and on the bench.
(Bio: Dawna Westbrook)
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