Copyright © USGenNet Inc., 2014, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Memorial and Family History of Erie County, New York Vol. I, Biographical and Genealogical The Genealogical Publishing Co., Buffalo; 1906-8 [77-79] GEORGE EDWARD MATTHEWS, editor of the Buffalo Express and head of the MATTHEWS-NORTHRUP Works, is one of the foremost newspaper men and publishers of the State. Mr. MATTHEWS is possessed in eminent degree of the liberal-mindedness belonging as a rule to men of his profes- sion. He has seen much of life, is a keen judge of men and events, and from the spirit of the age has gained a philosophy of optimism. Mr. MATTHEWS is a son of the late JAMES N. MATTHEWS, editor of the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser and later of the Buffalo Express, and was born in Westfield, Chautauqua County, N. Y., March 17, 1855. He attended private schools in Buffalo, and between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, divided his time between travel and mastering the elements of the printing business. In the fall of 1873 he entered Yale College, from which he was graduated in 1877 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The year after Mr. MATTHEWS left college his father became the editor and proprietor of the Buffalo Express, and GEORGE E. MATTHEWS began his connection with that paper as a clerk in the business office. He rose by regular grades of promotion to places of increased responsibility, and for several years was business manager of the establishment. Meantime he served as telegraph and city editor, and for three years held the position of literary editor. He also acted as correspondence clerk for the firm of MATTHEWS Brothers & BRYANT, besides having charge of different departments of the house of MATTHEWS, NORTHRUP & Company, and serving as Treasurer of the latter concern. From 1888 until the present time he has been editor-in-chief of the Express and President of the MATTHEWS-NORTHRUP Company. As an editor Mr. MATTHEWS is noted for fearlessness, independence and opposition to machine politics. He is an active Republican, a strong supporter of his party, and wields a strong influence in public affairs. As a member of the MCKINLEY Monument Commission he was among the foremost men in the promotion of the project which resulted in the erection of the memorial shaft to MCKINLEY. Mr. MATTHEWS served for several years as the President of the Buffalo Newspaper Publishers' Association, and of the Buffalo Typo- thetae. He is a member of the Buffalo, Country, University and ELLICOTT Clubs, the Historical Society, Pine Arts Academy and many other societies. July 12, 1887, Mr. MATTHEWS married MARY ELIZABETH BURROWS of Buffalo. Their children are: GEORGE MATTHEWS, Jr., born in 1888, HARRIET WILLS MATTHEWS, born in 1889, and BURROWS MATTHEWS, born in 1893. =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access the more of our information about Erie County, N.Y., by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ny/erie/ ===========================================================================