Matthew M. Lewey

Matthew M. Lewey (December 1848 - August 12, 1935) was a politician, militia officer,[1] and judge in Florida.[2] He was from Baltimore, Maryland.[3] He served as mayor of Newnansville, Florida from 1875 until 1877.[3] He represented Alachua County in the Florida House of Representatives in 1883.[3] He established the Gainesville Sentinel which became the Florida Sentinel (African American newspaper) when he relocated to Pensacola.[4] He served as its editor and publisher.[5]

He studied at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and Howard University's Law School.[6] During the American Civil War he served in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.

The New York Public Library has a photo of him.[7]

References
  1. https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/344522?id=1
  2. "A forgotten obituary: The legacy of Sgt. Matthew M. Lewey". A forgotten obituary: The legacy of Sgt. Matthew M. Lewey - The Independent Florida Alligator.
  3. Brown, Canter (September 23, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152 – via Google Books.
  4. https://www.xaviercortada.com/page/FLOR500garden52?
  5. "The Florida Sentinel Annual, 1904, Pensacola, Fla. | uwf.digital.flvc.org". uwf.digital.flvc.org.
  6. "Page 440". digital.ncdcr.gov.
  7. "African American Newspaper Editors in Early 20th Century Florida – The US Caribbean & Ethnic Florida Digital Newspaper Project".
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