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 MATHEWS

MATLACK

was married, July 16, 1900, to Mary Philbrick Elden. Colby university conferred upon him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1901. He was iiunle general editor of the Neiv Testament Hand- books, published by the Macmillans, and is the author of : Select Mediaeval Documents (1892 and 1900); the Social Teaching of Jesus (1897); A His- tory of New Testament Times in Palestine (1899); A Short History of the French Revolution (1900), and, with Ernest D. Burton, Constructive Studies in the Life of Christ (1900).

MATHEWS, William, author, was born in Waterville, Maine, July 28, 1818 ; son of Simeon and Clymana (Esty) Mathews, and grandson of Jabez Mathews. He graduated from Waterville college, A.B., 1835 ; A.M., 1838 ; studied law with Timothy Boutelle ; graduated at Harvard, LL. B., 1839 ; was admitted to the bar of Kennebec county, Maine, in 1838, and practised in Benton and Waterville, 1841-43. He published The Wa- tervillonian, 1841-42, the title of which was afterward changed to The Yankee Blade. This paper was removed to Gardiner, Maine, in 1843, and in 1847 to Boston, Mass., where it was merged with Tlie Portfolio in 1856. He removed to Chicago, 111., in 1856, and contributed regu- larly to the press. He was librarian of the Young Men's association, 1859-62, and was pro- fessor of rhetoric and English literature at the University of Chicago, 1862-75, resigning in 1875 to devote himself to literature. In 1880 he removed to Boston. The degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by Colby in 1868. He travelled in Europe, 1871-74. He was married : first, in 1845, to Mary Elizabeth Dingle}' of Winslow, Maine ; secondly, in 1850, to Isabel T. Mai*shall of China, Maine ; and, thirdly, in 1865, to Harriet N. Griggs of Chicago. 111. He is the author of : Getting On pi the World (1873), reprinted in London by three different publishers, and trans- lations were published in Stockholm and Buda- pest ; TJie Great Conversers, and other Essays <1874); Words, Their Use and Abuse (\S7 6, enlarg- ed ed., 1884) ; Hours tvith Men and Books (1877) ; Monday-Chats, a translation of selections from the Causeries dn Lundi of C. A. Sainte-Beuve, with an introductory biographical and critical essay on Sainte-Beuve (1877); Oratory and Ora- tors (1879 ; reprinted in London); Literary Style, and Otfier Essays (1881); Men, Places and Things (1887); Wit a) id Humor, Tfieir Use and Abuse (1887) ; Nugce Litterarice, or Brief Essays en Literary, Social and Other Themes (1896); critical introductions to Bulwer's novels for Little, Brown & Co.'s subscription edition (1896), and contributed numerous articles to the North American Review, the Ayiglo- American and other periodicals. He had in 1901 two works nearly ready for publication. VII. — JO

MATHEWS, William Smythe Babcock, editor and composer, was burn in Loudon, N.U., May 8, 1887 ; son of the Rev. S. S. and Elizabeth Smythe (Babcock) Mathews; grandson of the Rev. William Smythe Babcock and great^'grand- son of Dr. Joshua Babcock of Westerly, R.I.,Yale, 1724, chief-justice of Rhode Island, fellow of Brown university, 1764-73. He acquired a clas- sical and musical education and began teaching music at Appleton academy, Mt. Vernon, N.H., in 1852. He subsequently taught in western New York and Illinois and in 1860 became ad- junct professor of music in Wesleyan Female col- lege, Macon, Ga. He located in Chicago in 1867, where he taught, and was organist of Centenary M. E. church, 1867-93. He began writing for Dwight's Journal of Music in 1859 ; edited the Musical Independent, 18(J8-71 ; was musical critic of the Chicago Herald, 1880-83 ; of the Chicago Morning News, 1883-86 ; and of the Chicago Tribune, 1887. In 1891 he founded and l>ecame editor-in-chief of Music, published in Chicago. He. is the author of : How to Understami Music (1880, 2d vol., 1888); Primer of Musical Forms (1890); Music and Its Ideals (1897); Popular His- tory of Music (1891); TJie Great in Music (1900); Dictionary of Musical Tenns (1895); Primer of Music (1895) ; The Mastersand Their Music (1898), and many collections of music for pedagogic purposes.

MATHEWSON, Elisha, senator, was born in Scituate, R.I., April 18, 1767 ; son of Thomas and Hannah (Clark) Mathewson. His ancestor, Thomas Mathewson, was one of the pioneer set- tlers of Rhode Island, and bounded and came into possession of several hundred acres of land, which enriched his descendants. Elislia received an average school training, meanwhile work- ing with his father and becoming an excellent farmer. He was married, July 27, 1787, toPhebe Smith of Scituate, R.I. He was a justice of the peace and held other town offices ; was a repre- sentative in the state legislature and a state senator for many years, serving as speaker of the house in 1822. He was elected U.S. senator to fill the unexpired term of James Fenner (q.v,), and served to the end of the term, March 3, 1811. He died at Scituate, R.I., Feb. 6, 1858.

MATLACK, Timothy, delegate, was born in Haddonfield, N.J., probably in 1730. He was brought up a Quaker, but at the outbreak of the Revolution he joined the free or " fighting Quakers." He was in command of one of the battalions of Associators of Philadelphia and served against the Tories of Delaware. He was a member of the Provincial conference held in Carpenter's Hall, June 18, 1775 ; of the conven- tion of July 15, 1776, and was appointed secretary of state. He was a member of the committee of