H. Freeman Matthews

H. Freeman Matthews
Matthews in the Netherlands in 1956
United States Ambassador to Austria
In office
September 4, 1957 – May 25, 1962
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Preceded byLlewellyn Thompson
Succeeded byJames Williams Riddleberger
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
November 25, 1953 – June 11, 1957
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySelden Chapin
Succeeded byPhilip Young
United States Ambassador to Sweden
In office
December 5, 1947 – May 24, 1950
PresidentHarry Truman
Preceded byLouis G. Dreyfus
Succeeded byW. Walton Butterworth
Acting United States Ambassador to Spain
In office
1939
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byClaude G. Bowers
Succeeded byAlexander W. Weddell
Personal details
Born
Harrison Freeman Matthews

(1899-05-26)May 26, 1899
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedOctober 19, 1986(1986-10-19) (aged 87)
Washington, D.C.
Spouses
Elizabeth Rodgers Luke
(m. 1925; died 1955)
Helen Lewis Skouland
(m. 1957; died 1966)
Elizabeth Bluntschli
(m. 1967)
OccupationDiplomat

Harrison Freeman Matthews (May 26, 1899 – October 19, 1986) was an American career diplomat who served as Ambassador to three European countries. He was born on May 26th, 1899, and served in the United States Navy during World War I, and became a career employee of the United States Department of State in 1924. He died on October 19, 1986, at 87 years old.