A. Matt Werner

A. Matt Werner (February 19, 1894 – November 3, 1977) was an American politician, newspaper executive, and lawyer. He was a longtime executive of the The Sheboygan Press, and served on the Wisconsin Board of Regents for thirty years. He also served as Wisconsin state director of the National Recovery Administration and as city attorney of Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Biography Werner was born in Kewaskum, Wisconsin on February 19, 1894. In the 1930s, he worked as general counsel for the Wisconsin alien property custodian. He served as vice president for ten years of this tenure, and as its president for two years (1952–1954). His tenure ended when he resigned in March 1969.

Werner died November 3, 1977, at his home at the age of 83. He was survived by his wife, Dorothy Werner , four sons, one daughter, and twenty-five grandchildren. He had faced multiple hospitalizations in the six years prior to his death.