Matthew Gault Emery

Matthew Gault Emery
21st Mayor of the City of Washington, D.C.
In office June 7, 1870 – February 2, 1871
Preceded by	Sayles Jenks Bowen
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1818-09-28)September 28, 1818 Pembroke, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	October 12, 1901(1901-10-12) (aged 83) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Occupation	Architect politician
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Matthew Gault Emery (September 28, 1818 – October 12, 1901) was the twenty-first Mayor of the City of Washington, D.C. from 1870 to 1871, when the office was abolished. Emery was the last mayor of the city of Washington, D.C.; the current office of Mayor of the District of Columbia has a different geographic jurisdiction.