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County: Nicholas

Dr. Charles W. Mathers 1856-1937

Marker Number: 

2053

Location: 

Carlisle, Main St., Courthouse lawn, KY 36

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. Presented by Private Donations.

Reverse Description:

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.

Erected 2000.

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