What is Harlan Mathews?
{{Infobox Senator | name=Harlan Mathews | nationality=American | image name=Senator Harlan Mathews (D-TN).jpg | jr/sr=United States Senator | state=[[Tennessee]] | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | term_start=January 3, 1993 | term_end=December 1, 1994 | appointed=[[Ned McWherter]] | preceded=[[Al Gore]] | succeeded= [[Fred Thompson]] | birth_date={{birth date|1927|1|17}} | birth_place=[[Walker County, Alabama]] | death_date={{death date and age|2014|5|9|1927|1|17|mf=y}} | death_place=[[Nashville, Tennessee]] | spouse= | religion= }} '''Harlan Matthews''' (January 17, 1927 – May 9, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. Mathews was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. ==Early life== Mathews was born in [[Walker County, Alabama|Walker County]], [[Alabama]]. He studied at the Nashville School of Law. Mathews married Pat Mathews in 1948. ==Career== Mathews first served as Tennessee State Treasurer from 1975 to 1987. Mathews served as the [[United States Senate|United States senator]] for [[Tennessee]]. He succeeded [[Al Gore]]. He served as senator from 1993 to 1994. He was succeeded by [[Fred Thompson]]. ==Personal life== After leaving office, Mathews studied law in [[Nashville]], Tennessee. Mathews and his wife had two children. ===Death=== Mathews died of brain cancer at a hospice in Nashville.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2014/05/09/former-senator-harlan-mathews-dies-at-87 |title=Former senator, Harlan Mathews, dies at 87 |access-date=2014-05-09 |archive-date=2014-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222633/http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2014/05/09/former-senator-harlan-mathews-dies-at-87 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/09/former-us-sen-deputy-gov-harlan-mathews-dies/8890209/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin= Former US Senator and Deputy Governor Harlan Mathews dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites==