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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—FloridaDonald Ray (Billy) MATTHEWS
(1907-1997)
MATTHEWS, Donald Ray
(Billy), a Representative from Florida; born in Micanopy,
Alachua County, Fla., October 3, 1907; attended the public schools
of Hawthorne, Fla.; graduated from the University of Florida at
Gainesville in 1929; taught school in Leesburg, Fla., and in
Orlando, Fla., 1929-1935; high school principal in Newberry, Fla.,
in 1935 and 1936; member of the State house of representatives in
1935; member of the administrative staff of the University of
Florida, 1936-1952; served in the United States Army 1942-1946 and
was discharged as a captain of Infantry; assistant State 4-H agent
in the summers of 1928-1938; elected as a Democrat to the
Eighty-third and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1953-January 3, 1967); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in
1966 to the Ninetieth Congress; consultant and administrator, Rural
Community Development Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, 1967-1969; instructor of political science, Santa Fe
Community College (Fla.), 1969-1977; was a resident of Gainesville,
Fla., until his death on October 26, 1997; interment at Hawthorne
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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