away. He was born in Stark County, Ohio, on October 6, 1845. He was a blacksmith's apprentice at Oskaloosa, Iowa, when the Civil War broke out and, when he became eighteen years of age, he left his home and enlisted in the Fourth Iowa Cavalry. He was with Company E when that body searched for President Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy. After his return from the war, he worked his way through high school and then through the Iowa State University. He married a classmate, Ursula M. Rogers, and while he was a student in the University Law School, his first son was born. In 1889 he came to Tacoma, when he engaged in the abstract business and afterwards in the general practice of law. He was Police Judge there from 1898 to 1901. He served as commander of Custer Post, G. A. R., more than twenty years ago. Besides his widow, Judge Mattison is survived by three sons, Raymond R. Mattison, assistant cashier of the National Bank of Tacoma; H. H. Mattison, a master plumber; M. M. Mattison, a prominent writer on the Seattle Times; and by two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Dunseeth and Miss Bertha Mattison, the last named being the private secretary to United States District Judge Edward E. Cushman. Judge Mattison was highly ́esteemed and very popular in Tacoma. WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATION PROCEEDINGS OF THE 28th Annual Convention Held at NORTH YAKIMA, WASH. August 10th, 11th and 12th, 1916 OFFICERS ...of... AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION 1916-1917 President George Sutherland, Salt Lake, Utah. Secretary George Whitlock, Munsey Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Treasurer Frederick E. Wadhams, 78 Chapel St., Albany, N. Y. Vice-President for Washington Benjamin S. Grosscup, Bank of California Bldg., Tacoma. General Council for Washington Chas. E. Shepard, New York Block, Seattle. Local Council for Washington. Chas. O. Bates, National Realty Bldg., Tacoma. Chas. S. Albert, G. N. Bldg., Spokane. |