Alonzo John Mathison[1] (July 13, 1876 November 11, 1941) was an American machinist, businessman, and politician.

Mathison was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin, the son of Thorwald C. Mathison (1852–1894) and Carrie (née Jacobson) Mathison (1845–1919).[2] He worked in a grocery store and then worked as a machine shop foreman for Fairbanks Morse & Company in Beloit, Wisconsin. Mathison was also in the real estate business. Mathison served on the Beloit Common Council. In 1919, Mathison served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[3][4]

Mathison died at his home in Beloit following a long illness,[5] and he was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Stoughton.[6]

References

  1. World War I draft registration card Closed access icon
  2. "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTMZ-GV4 : 30 January 2020), Thorwald C. Mathison in entry for Alonzo John Matheson, 1876.
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1919, Biographical Sketch of Alonzo J. Mathison, p. 501.
  4. "Stoughton Department," W. H. Linderud (editor), Madison Capital Times, November 15, 1941, p. 2.
  5. "Alonzo Mathison Dies at Beloit". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. November 11, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved November 13, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. "Alonzo Mathison Rites". The Capital Times. Madison, WI. November 12, 1941. p. 14. Retrieved November 14, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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