Cotmania. Vol. IX. 1933-4

{Journal entry}

Aug 1 1934 [illegible 3 words] spent the day here with the catalogue of photos of the [crome] point Ctomans (water-colours + sepias). We went [this] [illegible 1 word] carefully together, attributing dates, as far as possible + we were in general agreement with regard to them.

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{Times article}

SIR J. B. MATTHEWS, K C.
Sir John Bromhead Mathews, K,C. died suddenly yesterday at his home at in Tunbridge Wells in his seventieth year.
Educated at Doncaster Grammar School, he obtained honours at the final examination of the Law Society and was admitted a solicitor m a 1887, but in 1890 he was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple and joined the North-Eastern Circuit. In 1891 he was admitted to the Bar of the Straits Settlements and was acting Solicitor-General and a member of the Legislative Council. In 1907 he was appointed Attorney -General of the Bahamas, and two years later returned to the Straits Settlements as Attorney-General. In 1910 he was appointed Chief Justice of the Bahamas, but resigned and in the following year and was knighted. He had taken Silk in 1909. In the War Sir J. B. Matthews was an assistant Food Commissioner, a lecturer for the National Service Commission, and chairman of a labour Advisory Committee. He was chairman of the East Surrey Court of referees, a magistrate for Kent, and chairman of the Tunbridge Wells Bench. He married first in 1893 Kate lsobel Parkin, who died in 1909; and secondly in 1910. Annette Amelia daughter of Mr. James Kitson and sister of the first Lord Airedale, and had two sons and one daughter.

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{Kitson annotation}

The Times, Aug 6 1934

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{Daily Telegraph article}

SIR J. B. MATTHEWS DEATH FALL
ACCIDENT AT HIS HOME

A verdict of accidental death was records at the inquest yesterday at Tunbridge Wells on Sir John Bromhead Matthews, K.C., 69, of Molyneux Park-road. Tunbridge Wells who died on Sunday after falling 20 feet at his home.
Lady Matthews said that for some years Sir John had been lame, and recently he had been losing energy through a disease of the bones. Shortly after lunch on Sunday she heard a heavy crash, and found him lying unconscious in the hall. He died within half an hour. S r John had apparently fallen from the top landing.
Mr. Stephen Matthews, a son, said that atone time his father was Chief Justice of the Bahamas. Sir John usually attended to the electric lights of the house, and after his fall he (the son) found a broken electric light bulb in his father's jacket pocket.
The Coroner (Mr. A. H. Neve) said that Sir John's death would be mourned not only in the immediate neighbourhood, but all over the country and in many of the British Dominions.

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{Kitson annotation}

The Daily Telegraph, Aug 8 1934

{Times article}

SIR J. B. MATTHEWS

The funeral took place at St. Paul's, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, yesterday of Sir John Bromhead , Matthews. Canon Gilling-Lax officiated, assisted by Canon Masters and the Rev. D. P. B. Budworth. The chief mourners included Lady Matthews, Mr. Stephen Matthews (son), Miss Esther Matthews (daughter), Mr. J N. Matthews (brother), Miss Bromhead (aunt), Lord Airedale (brother-in-law), Mr. J. E. Huxtable, Mr. S. D. kitson. and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Phelps. Among others present were : —

Major-General and Mrs A. A Sutton. ColoneI A. T Simpson. Colonel John Egginton. Sir Frederic Gorell Barnes, Major-General Sir Frederic Manley Glubb, Mr. C. W. Emson, Mrs Stather Hunt, and Mr. C. W. Powell
Mr. Bryan Matthews (son), who is ill, was unable to attend.

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{Kitson annotation}

The Times, Aug 9 1934