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William Gordon Mathews
William Gordon Mathews
President of West Virginia Bar Association
	In office; 1913–1913
Clerk of the Court for Kanawha, West Virginia
	In office; 1903–1904
Referee of Bankruptcy for Kanawha, West Virginia
	In office; 1898–1908
Personal details
Born	1877; Lewisburg, Virginia
Died	1923; Charleston, West Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Helen B. Davis
Relations	Henry Mason Mathews (father); ; Lucy Fry Mathews (mother); Mathews family ;
Alma mater	Lewisburg Military Academy; Georgetown Law School ; University of Virginia School of Law
Profession	Lawyer

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William Gordon Mathews (February 26, 1877-1923) was a lawyer from Charleston, West Virginia.

Early life

Gordon Mathews was born in Lewisburg, West Virginia to Henry Mason Mathews and Lucy Fry. His father was the 5th Governor of West Virginia. His paternal grandfather, Mason Mathews, was a Virginia House Delegate, and his maternal grandfather, Joseph L. Fry, was a prominent West Virginia judge. ^[1]

He was educated at the Lewisburg Military Academy. In 1895 he enrolled in Georgetown Law School for one year, afterward completing his degree at the University of Virginia School of Law, graduating in 1897 at 20 years of age. He was a member of the fraternities Phi Delta Phi and Phi Delta Theta. ^[2] In 1897 he moved to Charleston, Kanawha County, and was admitted to the Bar. He married Helen B. Davis in 1903.^[1]

Career in law

Gordon Mathews entered a law partnership partnership with Wesley Mallohan and George McClintic and was soon appointed to the position of Referee of Bankruptcy for Kanawha, West Virginia in 1898 by John B. Jackson. In 1903 he served as the Clerk of Court for Kanawha County on the death of Judge F. A. Guthrie. ^[3]

In 1908 he was selected as the Democratic party's nominee for the West Virginia Supreme Court, but was defeated with the Democratic ticket. ^[3]

He served as the president of the West Virginia Bar Association, and was it's youngest president at the time of his election. He was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson as the legal member of the District Board of the Southern District of West Virginia under the Selective Service Act of May 18, 1917, and served in that capacity until the end of World War I. ^[4] He died in 1923.^[1]

Published works

Martial Law in West Virginia, 1913^[3]

Category:Burials in West Virginia Category: People from Greenbrier County, West Virginia Category:Phi Delta Theta Category:University of Virginia School of Law alumni Category:West Virginia lawyers

^ ^a ^b ^c Atkinson, George W. (1919). Bench and Bar of West Virginia. Harvard University:Virginia law book company http://books.google.com/books?id=qi8aAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA279&dq=%22william+gordon+mathews%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22william%20gordon%20mathews%22&f=false Retrieved December 9, 2012
^ Fifield, James C. (1918). "The American Bar". Harvard University: J.C. Fifield Company http://books.google.com/books?id=uDYMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA702&dq=%22william+gordon+mathews%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22william%20gordon%20mathews%22&f=false Retrieved December 9, 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c West Virginia Bar Association (1908). The Bar: West Virginia, Volume 15. University of California. http://books.google.com/books?id=hHCmAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA6-PA12&dq=%22william+gordon+mathews%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22william%20gordon%20mathews%22&f=false Retrieved December 9, 2012
^ Cite error: The named reference atkinson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Atkinson-1] Atkinson, George W. (1919). Bench and Bar of West Virginia. Harvard University:Virginia law book company http://books.google.com/books?id=qi8aAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA279&dq=%22william+gordon+mathews%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22william%20gordon%20mathews%22&f=false Retrieved December 9, 2012

[Fifield-2] Fifield, James C. (1918). "The American Bar". Harvard University: J.C. Fifield Company http://books.google.com/books?id=uDYMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA702&dq=%22william+gordon+mathews%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22william%20gordon%20mathews%22&f=false Retrieved December 9, 2012

[Bar-3] West Virginia Bar Association (1908). The Bar: West Virginia, Volume 15. University of California. http://books.google.com/books?id=hHCmAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA6-PA12&dq=%22william+gordon+mathews%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22william%20gordon%20mathews%22&f=false Retrieved December 9, 2012

[atkinson-4] Cite error: The named reference atkinson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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 == Career in law ==
-Gordon Mathews entered a law partnership partnership with Wesley Mallohan and [[George McClintic]] and was soon appointed to the position of Referee of Bankruptcy in 1898 by John B. Jackson. In 1903 he served as the [[Clerk of court|Clerk of Court]] for [[Kanawha County]] on the death of Judge F. A. Guthrie. <ref name=Bar>West Virginia Bar Association (1908). The Bar: West Virginia, Volume 15. University of California. http://books.google.com/books?id=hHCmAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA6-PA12&dq=%22william+gordon+mathews%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22william%20gordon%20mathews%22&f=false Retrieved December 9, 2012</ref>
+Gordon Mathews entered a law partnership partnership with Wesley Mallohan and [[George McClintic]] and was soon appointed to the position of Referee of Bankruptcy for [[Kanawha, West Virginia]] in 1898 by John B. Jackson. In 1903 he served as the [[Clerk of court|Clerk of Court]] for Kanawha County on the death of Judge F. A. Guthrie. <ref name=Bar>West Virginia Bar Association (1908). The Bar: West Virginia, Volume 15. University of California. http://books.google.com/books?id=hHCmAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA6-PA12&dq=%22william+gordon+mathews%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22william%20gordon%20mathews%22&f=false Retrieved December 9, 2012</ref>
 In 1908 he was selected as the [[Democratic party]]'s nominee for the [[West Virginia Supreme Court]], but was defeated with the Democratic ticket. <ref name=Bar></ref>
-He served as the president of the West Virginia Bar Association, and was it's youngest president at the time of his election. He was appointed by President [[Woodrow Wilson]] as the legal member of the District Board of the Southern District of West Virginia under the Selective Service Act of May 18, 1917, and served in that capacity until the end of World War I. <ref name=atkinson></ref> He died in 1923.
+He served as the president of the West Virginia Bar Association, and was it's youngest president at the time of his election. He was appointed by President [[Woodrow Wilson]] as the legal member of the District Board of the Southern District of West Virginia under the Selective Service Act of May 18, 1917, and served in that capacity until the end of World War I. <ref name=atkinson></ref> He died in 1923.<ref name=Atkinson></ref>
 == Published works ==
-*''Martial Law in West Virginia'', 1913
+*''Martial Law in West Virginia'', 1913<ref name=Bar></ref>
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 [[:Category: People from Greenbrier County, West Virginia]]
 [[Category:People from Lewisburg, West Virginia]]
-[[:Category:Phi Delta Phi]]
 [[:Category:Phi Delta Theta]]
 [[:Category:University of Virginia School of Law alumni]]