Duval County FlArchives Biographies.....Mathews, John E. July 19, 1892 - 
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Source: Vol. II  pg.60  The Lewis Publishing Co. 1923
Author: History of Florida, Past and Present

        JOHN ELIE MATHEWS. One of the Duval County leaders in the practice of 
general civil law is JOHN E. MATHEWS, who has been engaged in the practice of 
his profession at Jacksonville since 1915. Still numbered among the younger 
members of his calling, during the seven years that he is been engaged therein 
he has made rapid strides, and in addition to building up a large clientele has 
gained recognition by his fellow-members.
	Mr. Mathews was born at the Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia, July 19, 
1892, and is a son of JOHN W. and AVA OPHELIA (McNATT) MATHEWS, natives of the 
same state. JOHN W. MATHEWS was born in Irwin County, in 1858, and as a young 
man engaged in general merchandising, which he followed for a number of years 
at Grays Landing, Vidalia. Later he turned his attention to steam boating on 
the Attomoha River, where he had three steamers in operation. He also carried 
on cotton raising and had other interests, being one of the prominent, 
influential and well-to-do men of his locality. He is now living retired. He is
a past master of Milligan Lodge, F. and A. M., and in politics is a democrat.
He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, as does also Mrs. Matthews, who
was born in Tattnall County, Georgia, in 1875. There were five children in the
family, of whom all are living.
	The eldest of his parents’ children, JOHN E. MATHEWS received his early 
education in the public schools, following which he pursued a course at Emory 
University, Atlanta, Georgia. Taking both the literary and law courses, he was 
graduated from that institution with the class of 1913, receiving the degrees 
of Bachelor of Science. He did not immediately commence to follow his 
profession. Instead, for two years, while further preparing himself, he acted 
as principal of the Eastman High School, and in 1915 came to Jacksonville 
to “hang out his shingle.” Since then he has made gratifying advancement, and 
has built up a large and representative practice of the most desirable kind 
that can fall to the lot of a young lawyer, and has specialized principally in 
corporation and real estate law. He maintains well-appointed offices at Suite 
806 Bisbee Building, where he maintains a large law library, and while not 
engaged in active practice or preparing his cases devotes all leisure time to 
research and investigation, being an indefatigable student, as well as a 
voracious reader. He belongs to the Duval County Bar Association and the 
Florida State Bar Association, and as a fraternalist holds membership in 
Barnett Lodge, F. and A. M.; all Scottish Rite bodies to the thirty-second
degree of Masonry, and Morocco Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S.; also holding
membership in Jacksonville Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Politically he is a democrat, and his religious faith is that of Methodist
Episcopal Church, South.
	On November 24, 1914, Mr. Mathews married Miss ALICE SCHUMPERT, who was 
born at Vidalia, Georgia, and they are the parents of one son: JOHN ELIE, Jr.

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