Douglas Mathewson (January 27, 1870 – September 24, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Mathewson was born on January 27, 1870, in

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. He moved to Nyack with his parents when he was young and finished school at the local Union Free School. He returned to New York City in 1884 and worked in the Methodist Book Concern while attending the Evening High School 13th Street. In 1887, he began working as a clerk for John Hardy and studied law under him. He was admitted to the bar in 1891, and continued working with Hardy. He worked as a real estate lawyer and had offices on 265

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and 709

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. In 1896, he was elected to the

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as a Republican, representing the New York County 35th District. He served in the Assembly in

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. Mathewson lived in the

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since he was 16. In 1902, he was appointed assistant

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, with supervision of the Bronx law department, under George L. Rives. In 1910, he was appointed First Deputy

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. In 1913, Mathewson was elected Borough President of the Bronx. He served in the position from 1914 to 1917. In 1933, he was again appointed First Deputy New York City Comptroller. He retired from the office in 1934 and returned to his private law practice. His law office was on 92 Liberty Street. In 1905, Mathewson married Mary Dillingham Emery. Their three sons were Douglas E., William Glen, Alan Hardy. Mathewson died at St. Barnabas Hospital on September 24, 1948. He was buried in

Kensico Cemetery Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, New York, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York was founded in 1889, when many New York City cemeteries were becoming full, and rural cemeteries were being created near the railroads that served the city ...

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' 1870 births 1948 deaths Bronx borough presidents 19th-century American lawyers 20th-century American lawyers Lawyers from New York City 20th-century New York (state) politicians Members of the New York State Assembly Burials at Kensico Cemetery 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature {{NewYork-NYAssembly-stub