Background
MATTHEWS, Arthur John was born on September 3, 1860 in Cazenovia, Madison Company, New York, United States. Son of Patrick and Anne (King) Matthews.
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Arthur John MATTHEWS
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Education
District Schools, near Cazenovia, New York. Cazenovia Seminary; Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
Career
Taught in rural schools, New York. Principal of schools, West Eaton, New York. City Superintendent of Schools, Adams, New York, Carbon and Rock Springs, 1890-1897, Prescott, Arizona, 1897-1900.
President, Tempe Normal School, now Arizona State Teachers College, Tempe, Arizona, since 1900. Was Member of Committee responsible for organisation of World Federation Education Associations, a del. body of educators from the countries of the World meeting once in two years. Del. from United States at first meeting held in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1925. second meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1927, third meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 1929.
President Emeritus, State Teachers College, Arizona, 1930.
Membership
Member: National. Education Association (State Director, several times, Vice-President., two years, Treasurer, three years). Member of the National. Council Education 12 years.
Masons; Arizona Chapter No. 1 Royal Arch Mason; Shrine, El Zaribah Temple, Phoenix, Arizona. Scottish Rite; Grand Lodge, Arizona.
Order of Eastern Star (Patron, Grand Patron). Knights of Pythias. (Past Chancellor). Clubs: Tempe Rotary, Tempe Civic, Arizona Schoolmasters.
Connections
Spouse Carrie L. Walden, December 31, 1885.
