Claude Matthews
Former Governor of Indiana
Claude Matthews was an American politician who served as the 23rd governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1893 to 1897. A farmer, he was nominated to prevent the loss of voters to the Populist Party. The Panic of 1893 occurred just before he... Wikipedia
Born: December 14, 1845, Bethel, KY
Died: August 28, 1898 (age 52 years), Vermillion County, IN
Previous offices: Governor of Indiana (1893–1897), Secretary of State of Indiana (1891–1893), and Indiana State Representative (1876–1878)
Party: Democratic Party
Education: Centre College
Parents: Eliza Ann Fletcher Matthews and Thoas A. Matthews
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