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John E. Mathews Jr. (died 1988) was an American lawyer and politician from Florida, who served in the Florida Senate including as President of the Florida Senate.[1] He ran for governor twice. A photograph of him in 1963 is held by the Florida Archives.[2] A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Duval County in the Florida House of Representatives from 1957 until 1962 and in the Florida Senate from 1962 to 1970.
Career
[edit]Mathews lived in Jacksonville.[1] He ran for governor in 1964 and 1970. He was the son of judge John Mathews, a Florida judge and state legislator.[3] He served on Florida's Constitutional Revision Commission of 1977–78.[4]
Personal life
[edit]He married and had two children.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Resorces". archives.unf.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ↑ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Florida Memory • State Senator John E. Mathews Jr. receiving some good news - Tallahassee, Florida". Florida Memory.
- ↑ "JOHN MATHEWS JR., 67, STATE SENATE PRESIDENT". January 9, 1988.
- ↑ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Florida Memory • Portrait of Democrat House Representative John E. "Jack" Mathews Jr. - Jacksonville, Florida". Florida Memory.
- ↑ "Obituaries". www.jacksonville.com.