Lemuel Mathewson


Lemuel Mathewson was a United States Army lieutenant general.

Early career

Mathewson was born in Bath, New York on March 29, 1899. A 1917 graduate of Bath's Haverling High School, he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1922 and was commissioned as an artillery officer.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Mathewson served in a variety of assignments in the United States and overseas, including graduate student in Madrid, Spain, professor of Spanish at the United States Military Academy, instructor at the Fort Sill, Oklahoma Field Artillery School, and special projects officer in Latin America.
From 1938 to 1939, Mathewson attended the Command and General Staff College.

World War II

General Mathewson's awards included the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit and Bronze Star.

Later work

Mathewson served as Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board from 1958 to 1961.

Retirement and death

After retiring from the IADB Mathewson resided in McLean, Virginia. He died at Walter Reed Army Hospital on February 26, 1970. General Mathewson was buried in Section III Site A-24 of the U.S. Military Academy Cemetery.