Thomas Mathews (politician)

Thomas Mathews
7th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1782–1793
Preceded byJoseph Prentis
Succeeded byJohn Wise
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Norfolk County
In office
December 2, 1799 – November 30, 1800
Serving with Robert Butt
Preceded byJames S. Mathews
Succeeded byJames Callis
In office
December 4, 1797 – December 2, 1798
Serving with Robert Shelton
Preceded byThomas Newton Jr.
Succeeded byJames S. Mathews
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Norfolk Borough
In office
May 3, 1784 – November 10, 1794
Succeeded byThomas Newton
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Norfolk County
In office
May 7, 1781 – May 4, 1783
Serving with Thomas Newton Jr.
Preceded byJames Taylor
Succeeded byJohn Kearns
Personal details
Bornc. 1742
Saint Kitts, West Indies
Died1812
Near Norfolk, Virginia
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States
Branch/serviceVirginia provincial militia
Years of service1776-1783
RankBrigadier General
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
 • Battle of Great Bridge
 • Battle of Yorktown

Thomas Mathews (1742–February 20, 1812) was an American Revolutionary War general and Virginia lawyer and politician. For almost two decades (with minor interruptions), Mathews represented variously Norfolk Borough and Norfolk County in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1782 until 1793.[1][2] He also represented Norfolk at the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788.

Miniature of Gen. Thomas Mathews
  1. ^ Jamerson, Bruce F., Clerk of the House of Delegates, supervising (2007). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-2007. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia House of Delegates. p. 27.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Harris, J. D. (1901). "General Thomas Mathews". The Virginia Law Register. 7 (3): 153–158. doi:10.2307/1100495. ISSN 1547-1357.