Stanley Matthews (lawyer)
| Stanley Matthews | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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In office May 12, 1881 – March 22, 1889 |
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| Nominated by | James Garfield |
| Preceded by | Noah Swayne |
| Succeeded by | David Brewer |
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United States Senator from Ohio |
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In office March 21, 1877 – March 4, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | John Sherman |
| Succeeded by | George Pendleton |
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July 21, 1824 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 1889 (aged 64) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Matthews |
| Education | Kenyon College (BA) |
Thomas Stanley Matthews (July 21, 1824 – March 22, 1889), known as Stanley Matthews, was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from May 1881 to his death in 1889. Matthews was the Court's 46th justice. Before his appointment to the Court by President James A. Garfield, Matthews served as a senator from his home state of Ohio.
Matthews was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and studied at Kenyon College.
He practiced law in Cincinnati before moving to Maury County, Tennessee, where he practiced from 1840 to 1845. After editing the Cincinnati Herald for two years from 1846 to 1848, Matthews was selected to serve as the clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives and as a county judge in Hamilton County. He was then elected to the Ohio State Senate for the 1st district, where he served from 1856 to 1858. He was then appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, serving from 1858 to 1861.
In 1861, Matthews resigned as United States Attorney to serve as a lieutenant colonel with the 23rd Ohio Infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. His superior officer was Rutherford B. Hayes; William McKinley also served in the regiment. With the 23rd Ohio Regiment, Matthews fought at the battle of Carnifex Ferry. On October 26, 1861 he was appointed colonel of the 51st Ohio Infantry Regiment. and on April 11, 1862 he was nominated as brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers. However, the nomination was tabled and never confirmed. Nevertheless, Colonel Matthews commanded a brigade in the Army of the Ohio and later the Army of the Cumberland. Colonel Matthews resigned from the Union Army on April 11, 1863.
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