Dr. Charles W. Mathers 1856-1937 / Nicholas County Benefactor

Dr. Charles W. Mathers 1856-1937 / Nicholas County Benefactor (HM2J6E)

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Dr. Charles W. Mathers
1856-1937

This Nicholas Co. native served as county judge; state representative, 1888 and 1890; and state senator, 1908. He was a medical doctor, extensive landowner, agriculturist, pres. of Farmers Bank of Carlisle, and a director of Exchange Bank of Millersburg. Dr. Mathers is buried in the Carlisle Cemetery.
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Nicholas County Benefactor

Charles Mathers, philanthropist, anonymously paid tuition of orphan girls at Midway Orphan School and sent food and fuel to poor widows at Christmas. His trusts include the Mathers perpetual educational fund for needy children; a Nicholas County hospital fund; a school fund for Pike, Letcher, and Breathitt County children; and the Midway Female Orphans School Trust Fund.
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HM NumberHM2J6E
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways
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Date Added Saturday, July 27th, 2019 at 5:04pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 759830 N 4244662
Decimal Degrees38.31245000, -84.02821667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 18.747', W 84° 1.693'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 18' 44.82" N, 84° 1' 41.58" W
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