Carey Matthews

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Carey Matthews
House Apportionment Committee members in Tallahassee.jpg
Matthews (center) with Emerson Allsworth, Dick Fincher, Ray C. Knopke and Robert Trask Mann in 1965
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 110th district
In office
November 5, 1968 – January 15, 1972
Preceded byGeorge Firestone
Succeeded byWalter Wallace Sackett Jr.
Personal details
Born (1922-09-18) September 18, 1922 (age 101)
New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materYale University
Amherst College

Carey Matthews (born September 18, 1922)[1] is an American politician.[2][3][4] He served as a Democratic member for the 110th district of the Florida House of Representatives.[5]

Born in New York.[1] Matthews attended at the Yale University, where he later then attended at Amherst College.[1] He moved to Florida in 1952.[1] In 1968, Matthews won the election for the 110th district of the Florida House of Representatives.[5] He succeeded politician, George Firestone.[5] In January 1972, Matthews resigned from his office from a trial that pleaded him guilty.[6] He was succeeded by Walter Wallace Sackett Jr.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d The Florida Handbook, Peninsular Publishing Company, 1969, p. 143
  2. ^ "Matthews Promises To Probe 'California Plan'". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. December 17, 1968. p. 28. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  3. ^ "More Youth Sought at Tracks". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. December 28, 1968. p. 17. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  4. ^ Mansfield, William (February 22, 1972). "Carey Matthews Asks Court To Let Him Practice Law". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 16. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  5. ^ a b c d "House of Representatives". Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ Buchanan, Feina (January 9, 1972). "Matthews To Resign State Seat". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 47. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. closed access