Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Matthews, L. W. September 11, 1884 - 
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     L. W. MATTHEWS.  In the list of the successful and trustworthy lawyers of 
Portland, no name more highly regarded than that of L. W. Matthews, who has 
been engaged in practice of his profession here for seventeen years, during 
which period he has risen in public confidence and commands a large and 
representative clientele. Mr. Matthews was born in Jamestown, Chautauqua 
county, New York, on the 11th of September, 1884, and is a son of Lorenzo and 
Martha (Green) Matthews. He received his elementary education in the public 
schools and graduated from Williams College, at Williamstown, Massachusetts, 
in 1907, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, after which he entered the law 
school of the University of Oregon, and was graduated with the degree of 
Bachelor of Laws, in 1911 and at once entered upon the practice of his 
profession in Portland. He specializes in real property and probate law, in 
which he is regarded as an expert, and has been uniformly successful.

     On June 1, 1913, Mr. Matthews was united in marriage to Miss Eva L. Jones 
of Spokane, Washington, and they are the parents of a daughter, Betty Anne. 
Mr. Matthews supports the republican party and has shown deep interest in 
matters, affecting the public welfare. He is a member of Washington Lodge; No, 
46, A. F. & A. M., of which he was master in 1926; Washington Chapter, No. 18, 
R. A. M.; Washington Commendery, No. 15, K. T.; Portland Consistory, A. A. S. 
R., in which he has attained the fourteenth degree; Al Kader Temple, A. A. O. 
N. M, S.; the Woodmen of the World and the United Artisans. He belongs also to 
the Riverside Golf Club. He has exemplified a high standard in his adherence 
to the noblest ethics of his profession and his fidelity in all of life's 
relations has gained for him an enviable standing in the regard of his 
fellowmen.

Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Page 
578

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