William Matthews
About William Matthews
Lived 1822 – 1898 (aged 75–76). William Matthews was a bookbinder.
William Matthews was an American bookbinder once called "the most famous bookbinder America has produced".
Matthews was born in Scotland in 1822. In 1833 he was enrolled in the London Orphan Asylum After leaving he apprenticed with London bookbinders Remnant and Edmonds. In December 1843 be emigrated to Brooklyn, New York where he married Julia Elizabeth Marle, daughter of bookbinder William Marle.
Matthews was naturalized an American citizen in 1850, showed his work at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial and died in 1896.
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Who was William Matthews?
(1822-1898)
When was William Matthews born?
William Matthews was born in 1822 in Scotland.
When did William Matthews die?
William Matthews died in 1898.
What was William Matthews's occupation?
William Matthews was a bookbinder.
Sources & further reading
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). William Matthews. https://biography.guide/william-matthews-bookbinder/
MLA: "William Matthews." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/william-matthews-bookbinder/.
Chicago: "William Matthews." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/william-matthews-bookbinder/.
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