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JOHN MATTHEWS
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JOHN MATTHEWS, of Bull's Ferry, North Bergen, Hudson County, is
the son of John Matthews, Sr., and Mary Ann Green and a grandson of
William Matthews, of Kilowen. He was born at Warren Point, County
Down, Ireland, March 7, 18:53. In 1867 he came to America, and in New
York City, where he landed on December 31 of that year, he finished his
education in the public schools. Subsequently he served an apprenticeship
at the cooper's trade with Oliver McMahon, 297, 299, and 301 Front Street.
He remained there till the summer of 1871, when he went to Chicago, and
was in that city at the time of the great fire. This disaster caused him to
return to New York, whence he removed on May 24, 1872, to Bull's Ferry
in the Township of North Bergen, N. J., where he has since resided. There
he has continuously held responsible positions in the cooperage department
of the Barrett Manufacturing Company and their predecessors.
Mr. Matthews is a skilled workman, possessing a broad and practical knowledge of every branch of his trade. He is also a prominent, influential, and public spirited citizen, and in various capacities has served his town with credit and ability. A Democrat in politics, he has frequently been called upon to act as a delegate to local party conventions, and since the spring of 1888 has held the office of Justice of the Peace, in which he is serving his third consecutive term of five years. He has also been a Trustee of North Bergen Public School No. 1. He is a Notary Public, a Commissioner of Deeds, and Assistant Chief of the North Bergen Fire Department. He was one of the principal organizers and has continuously been a member and Treasurer of Eclipse Hose Company No. 1, of North Bergen, and during the last two years has been its Foreman. His activity in the formation and development of the Fire Department of his township, his interest in all local affairs, and his efforts in promoting every worthy project attest his public spirit, patriotism, and enterprise. He is a member and Senior Warden of Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 123, F. and A. M., and a member and Vice-Regent of Taurus Council, Royal Arcanum. June 1, 1874, Mr. Matthews married Miss Eliza Ann Bohne, of Hoboken, N. J., and of their fourteen children seven are living, namely: John Green, Lizzie Maria. Frederick William. Charles Henry, Jane, George, and Florence. The family are members and communicants of Mediator (Protestant Episcopal) Church, of Edgewater, Bergen County.
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