Mathias J. Scholey

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Mathias J. "M. J." Scholey (August 31, 1867 – June 11, 1917) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in the town of Brighton, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Scholey worked for the Bain Wagon Company and then the Northwestern Railway Company. Scholey worked as a carpenter. He then was involved in the wholesale liquor business. Scholey served on the Kenosha Common Council and was mayor of Kenosha for three terms in 1908, 1910, and 1914. In 1911, Scholey served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat. Scholey died in a hospital in Chicago, Illinois following surgery for an intestinal obstruction.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1911,' Biographical Sketch of M. J. Scholey, pg. 764
  2. ^ 'History of Kenosha and Kenosha County, Wisconsin,' vol. 2, Lyman Clarke Publishing Company: 1916, Biographical Sketch of Mathias J. Scholey, pg. 90-94
  3. ^ 'M. J. Scholey, Former Kenosha Mayor, Dead,' Racine Journal News, June 11, 1916, pg. 6


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