{"id":4664,"date":"2025-10-19T17:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T21:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2025-10-19T18:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T22:45:23","slug":"robert-f-matthews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/19\/robert-f-matthews\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert F. Matthews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group gallery-photo lightbox\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0428.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-phwJ2DKi\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0428-799x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0428-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0428-390x500.jpg 390w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0428-156x200.jpg 156w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0428-300x384.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0428-600x769.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0428.jpg 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robert F. Matthews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert F. Matthews was the first person to be elected by the general public as mayor of Shelbyville. Previously, mayors had been elected by the city council. Matthews served as mayor from 1934 through 1945, and was succeeded by Lewis T. Frederick in January 1946. Unfortunately, declining health forced Mayor Frederick to resign three months into his term, and Matthews was selected by the council to serve out the remainder of his term. He was then re-elected in 1949. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Date<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>N\/A<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tags<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/tag\/government\/\" rel=\"tag\">Government<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shelbykyhistory.org\/index.php\/tag\/people\/\" rel=\"tag\">People<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Source<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Portrait of the Past<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jim Cleveland Photo Collection ID Rmatthews50-54<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This file may be downloaded for personal, research, or classroom use, free of charge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portrait of Robert F. 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