Mary Mathews Adams | |
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| Born | Mary Jane Mathews October 23, 1840 Granard, County Longford, Ireland |
| Died | December 11, 1902 (aged 62) Redlands, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | writer, philanthropist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Irish-American |
| Alma mater | Packer Collegiate Institute |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | "Epithalamium" |
| Spouse |
Cassius M. Smith
(m. 1869; died 1876) |
| Children | 1 |
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Mary Mathews Adams (previously, Mary Mathews Smith and Mary Mathews Barnes; October 23, 1840 – December 11, 1902) was an Irish-born American writer and philanthropist. The author of thirty or more hymns, it was her Shakespearian study in which she won repute. She became wealthy after marrying Alfred Smith Barnes and distributed numerous benefactions.