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Jesse Matlack (April 21, 1821 – April 5, 1893) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1877 to 1880.
Early life
Jesse Matlack was born on April 21, 1821, in Milltown, East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, to Phoebe (née Hoopes) and Isaiah Matlack. He studied at common schools and Hoopes' Boarding School in West Chester.
Career
After his father's death in 1830, Matlack received the 234 acres (95 ha) family farm and a hotel in Milltown called "Sheaf of Wheat" (later the Milltown Hotel). He served as tax collector, assessor, auditor, school director and justice of the peace of East Goshen Township for three terms. In 1849, he was appointed postmaster of Milltown.
Matlack was a Republican. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1877 to 1880.
Personal life
Matlack married Phoebe Bishop, of Delaware County on March 4, 1854. They had four children, Rebecca, Phoebe, Anna and Mary. His wife died in 1861. He married Martha A. Steele, daughter of Peter Steele, on June 16, 1866. They had two children, Joseph E. and Emma W. He was a deacon, trustee, clerk and Sunday school superintendent of Goshen Baptist Church.
Matlack died on April 5, 1893, in East Goshen Township. He was buried at Goshen Friends Burial Ground.