Bio of MATHEWSON, Jewett Sage (b.1857), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol II, pg 578-581
JEWETT SAGE MATHEWSON
When man works in harmony with the laws of nature the results are certain and a
successful outcome is assured. Nature seems to have intended that the great
broad prairies of the northwest should be used for grain production and it was
therefore logical that a substantial city should spring up as the center wherein
to handle the mammoth crops that were raised. Men of enterprise and vision saw
the possibilities here and Minneapolis resulted. A well known figure in
connection with the grain trade of the city for an extended period was Jewett
Sage Mathewson, who even before he took up his abode in Minneapolis was a
resident of this state for a long period. He was born in New Berlin, New York,
February 27, 1857, his parents being Jasoa E. and Mary (Sage) Mathewson, who
were also natives of the Empire state. The son acquired his education in New
York, his boyhood passing without event of unusual importance until he reached
the age of twenty-two, when in 1879 he made his way westward, settling first in
Elgin, Minnesota, and a little later at Rochester, Minnesota, From that time
forward he continued to make his home in this state, a progressire, alert and
energetic business man, ready for any opportunity that developed in the
legitimate lines of trade. He made steady progress as the years passed and in
1891 he removed to Minneapolis, where he became associated with the Van-Dusen
Har-rington Company, grain merchants. Thus he continued until his death and for
several years prior to his demise he was the vice president of the company. He
also became identified with the Pioneer Steel Elevator Company and the Crescent
Elevator com-pany, of which he was likewise the vice president. He was a
thoroughgoing business man whose energy was matched by unquestioned reliability
and at all times he commanded the respect and honor of those with whom he was
associated through business or social relations.
In the year 1881 Mr. Mathewson was united in marriage to Miss Mary W. Ross, a
daughter of Daniel and Mary (White) Ross, who were natives of Scotland, and it
was in her parents' home at New Berlin, New York, that she became the bride of
Jewett Sage Mathewson. Three children were born to them: Jewett R., who is now
engaged in the grain business in Minneapolis; Grace M., the wife of C. A.
Stedman of Summit, New Jersey; and Clarence, who is also a grain merchant of
this city.
Death called Mr. Mathewson on the 28th of March, 1916, and he passed away in the
faith of the First Presbyterian church, of which he had long been a devoted
member. He served on the board of trustees of that church and was the first
president of the board, contributing in every possible way to the growth of the
church and the extension of its influence. He was also a valued member of the
Chamber of Com­merce, which he represented on the directorate for six years, and
he belonged to the Masonic fraternity and to the Minneapolis and Lafayette
clubs. His life was ever guided by high and honorable principles, his business
was the expression of straight­forward and progressive dealing and he won not
only a substantial competence but also the respect and goodwill of all with whom
he was associated.