A Portrait of Thomas Mathews

This portrait is a gift from the estate of Emily Nimmo Trant Burgwyn, a direct descendant of Thomas Mathews. She commissioned the painting in the late 1960s / early 1970s, and the portrait is signed by the painter Louis Mesa.
Mathews County is named after Thomas Mathews who was a general during the Revolutionary War and was the 7th Speaker in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1782 - 1793.
This is a photograph of the Thomas Mathews Portrait. The photograph was taken by John A. Caramia, Jr.
Mathews County is named after Thomas Mathews who was a general during the Revolutionary War and was the 7th Speaker in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1782 - 1793.
This is a photograph of the Thomas Mathews Portrait. The photograph was taken by John A. Caramia, Jr.