Stanley Matthews
STANLEY MATTHEWS was born in Cincinnati, July 21, 1824, the son of a college professor. He graduated at Kenyon, where he was a classmate of R. B. Hayes, and lifelong friend. He adopted the profession of the law and at one time edited an anti-slavery newspaper, the Cincinnati Herald. He became judge of the Court of Common Pleas, held other officers, entered the army as Lieut. Columbus of the 23d Ohio, W.S. Rosecrans being its Colonel, and R. B. Hayes, Major; remained in the army until April, 1863, when he was elected by the Republicans judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati; soon resigned and engaged in a large and lucrative he rendered efficient service to the claims of Mr. Hayes. In 1877 he succeeded John Sherman in the Senate. In 1881 he was appointed associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. he died March 21, 1889, leaving the reputation of being a great lawyer and a most lovable man. In person he was tall, manly and approachable to everybody. “If he had lived,” said Senator Payne, “he would have been the foremost jurist in the land.” Another said, “Few stronger men have been born: he embodied extraordinary powers,” and with him, “Religion was a worship and not a show.”
From Historical Collections of Ohio:by Henry Howe; Pub. 1888