William L. Mathues

William L. Mathues
50th Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In office January 1, 1905 – November 30, 1906
Governor	Samuel W. Pennypacker
Preceded by	Frank G. Harris
Succeeded by	William H. Berry
Personal details
Born	(1862-03-24)March 24, 1862 Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Died	December 30, 1908(1908-12-30) (aged 46) Media, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican

William Lincoln Mathues (March 24, 1862 – December 30, 1908) was an American politician who served as Pennsylvania Treasurer from 1905 to 1906.[1] Born and raised on a farm in Delaware County, Mathues attended public schools in Media, became a lawyer, and served as deputy sheriff and prothonotary between 1885 and 1904.[2][3] He was convicted on corruption charges in connection to the Pennsylvania State Capitol graft scandal and died of pneumonia in 1908 before going to prison.[1]

References

1. "Mathues, Convicted, Dies". New York Times. December 31, 1908. p. 7.
2. Williamson, Leland M.; Foley, Richard A.; Colclazer, Henry H.; Megargee, Louis Nanna; Mowbray, Jay Henry; Antisdel, William R. (1898). Prominent and Progressive Pennsylvanians of the Nineteenth Century. Philadelphia: The Record Publishing Company. pp. 253–255.
3. Colson, William Wyman; Shimmell, Lewis Slifer (1907). The State Capitol of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Nineteen Hundred and Six. Harrisburg: Telegraph Printing Company. p. 137.

Party political offices
Preceded by Frank G. Harris	Republican nominee for Treasurer of Pennsylvania 1903	Succeeded by J. Lee Plummer
Political offices
Preceded by Frank G. Harris	Treasurer of Pennsylvania 1905–1906	Succeeded by William H. Berry