Biography

07/08/1902 - 06/04/1968

MATTHEWS, Harry T., a Representative from Fayette County; born, July 8, 1902 in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa.; educated in Uniontown schools; garage operator; musician; chair, 6th Ward, Democratic Committee, Uniontown; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1936 (Sworn-In on December 1, 1936);  reelected to the House in 1944; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1938, 1946); elected, clerk of courts, Fayette County (1938-1944, 1948-1967); died, June 4, 1968 in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.