Lieutenant Matheson
- Position
- Garage Staff
- Years in President's House
- circa 1921
- Gender
- Male
- Presidency
- Warren G. Harding
- Biography
At this time, very little is known about Lieutenant Matheson’s life. Information about his time at the White House comes from a single newspaper article in the Washington Evening Star in August 1921 The article, which is about President Warren G. Harding’s dogs, mentions Lieutenant Matheson as the caretaker for an unnamed bulldog puppy at the White House. The article also states that Matheson is the “President’s orderly who has supervision of the White House stables and garage.”1 “Orderly” is a military term, indicating one who serves a higher ranking officer, making it likely Matheson was an active duty member of the military assigned to the White House.
No further information about Lieutenant Matheson, including his first name, is known at this time.
- “Laddie Boy’s Sacred Precincts Invaded by English Bull Pup,” The Washington Evening Star, August 1, 1921, https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1921-08-01/ed-1/?sp=17&q=Master+of+Hounds+White+House&r=0.378,0.002,0.27,0.161,0.
- Birthplace
- Unclear from Context
- Burial Place
- Unclear from Context
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