About Elisha Mathewson
Lived 1767 – 1853 (aged 86). Elisha Mathewson was an American politician.
Elisha Mathewson (April 18, 1767 – October 14, 1853) was a United States senator from Rhode Island.
Youth and career Born in Scituate, Rhode Island, Mathewson pursued an academic course and was justice of the peace of Scituate. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and in 1821 was a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, and served as speaker during that period. He was a member of the Rhode Island Senate in 1822, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Fenner and served from October 26, 1807, to March 3, 1811.
Mathewson resumed agricultural pursuits and died in Scituate in 1853; interment was on his farm at the north end of Moswansicut Lake, Scituate.
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American politician (1767-1853)
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Elisha Mathewson was born on 18 April 1767 in Scituate.
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Elisha Mathewson died on 14 October 1853 in Scituate.
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