Brief Life History of Richard Arthur
When Richard Arthur Matthews was born on 17 December 1915, in Westport, Mendocino, California, United States, his father, George Henry Matthews, was 40 and his mother, Mary Rachel Rebecca Rogers, was 32. He married Mary June Stroup on 21 December 1946, in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 14 December 1988, in Portola, Plumas, California, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery, Portola, Plumas, California, United States.
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- Richard A Mathews, "United States 1950 Census"
- Richard Arthur Matthews, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Richard A Matthews, "Find A Grave Index"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (Ulster and County Louth): patronymic from the personal name Matthew . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, such as German Matthäus (from the personal name Matthäus, from Latin Matthaeus) and Slovenian Matavž (from an obsolete vernacular form of the personal name Matevž, from Latin Matthaeus). Compare Mathews .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Mathghamhna (see McMahon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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