YEARS 1800-1849
OFFICE Representative
STATE Ohio
POLITICAL PARTY Whig
WHICH CONGRESS SERVED 27th (1841-1843)
Representative Joshua MATHIOT Biography
MATHIOT, Joshua, a Representative from Ohio; born in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., April 4, 1800; moved to Newark, Licking County, Ohio, about 1830; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Newark; prosecuting attorney 1832-1836; mayor of Newark in 1834; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843); grand worthy patriarch of the Sons of Temperance in Ohio, and while attending a temperance convention at Sandusky contracted cholera, from which he died in Newark, Ohio, July 30, 1849; interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery. View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
External Research Collections
Bibliography
Joshua MATHIOT Committee Assignments
Congress divides legislative work into committees where bills usually originate. Committees are specialized by subject and hold hearings, prepare bills for the consideration of the entire House, and regulate House procedure.
Report Outdated or Missing Information at Contact Page! Also, find all your US Presidents,US First Ladies, Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers and Best Presidential Books. Historical documentation provided by History, Art & Archives United States of Representatives