Claude Matthews, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claude Matthews

American politician

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1845

Place of Birth: Bethel, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1898

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Claude Matthews (December 14, 1845 – August 28, 1898) was the 23rd governor of the U.S.
state of Indiana from 1893 to 1897.
A farmer, he was nominated to prevent the loss of voters to the Populist Party.
The Panic of 1893 occurred just before he took office, leading to severe economic problems during his term.
Republicans took the Indiana General Assembly in the 1894 mid-term election and repudiated many of the Democrats' laws, leading to violence in the assembly.
A popular party figure when he left office, he was a nominee to run for president at the 1896 Democratic National Convention, but lost his bid for the nomination to William Jennings Bryan.