Alonzo J. Mathison

Alonzo John Mathison[1] (July 13, 1876 – November 11, 1941) was an American machinist, businessman, and politician.

Mathison was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin, the son of Thorwald C. Mathison (1852–1894) and Carrie (née Jacobson) Mathison (1845–1919).[2] He worked in a grocery store and then worked as a machine shop foreman for Fairbanks Morse & Company in Beloit, Wisconsin. Mathison was also in the real estate business. Mathison served on the Beloit Common Council. In 1919, Mathison served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[3][4]

Mathison died at his home in Beloit following a long illness,[5] and he was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Stoughton.[6]

  1. ^ World War I draft registration card Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTMZ-GV4 : 30 January 2020), Thorwald C. Mathison in entry for Alonzo John Matheson, 1876.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1919, Biographical Sketch of Alonzo J. Mathison, p. 501.
  4. ^ "Stoughton Department," W. H. Linderud (editor), Madison Capital Times, November 15, 1941, p. 2.
  5. ^ "Alonzo Mathison Dies at Beloit". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. November 11, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved November 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Alonzo Mathison Rites". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. November 12, 1941. p. 14. Retrieved November 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon