Matthew Walton was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Kentucky

Kentucky

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, cousin of George Walton

George Walton

George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...

 and John Walton

John Walton

John Walton is the name of:* John Walton , Georgia Continental Congressman, signer of the Articles of Confederation* Sir John Lawson Walton , British MP and Attorney General of England and Wales...

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Walton received a limited schooling.
He served as member of the conventions held in Danville in 1785 and 1787.
He served as member of the first State constitutional convention, 1792.
He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Kentucky House of Representatives

The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form a House district, except when necessary to preserve...

, 1792, 1795, and 1808.

Walton was elected as a Democratic-Republican

Democratic-Republican Party (United States)

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 to the Eighth

8th United States Congress

- Senate :* President: Aaron Burr * President pro tempore: John Brown , October 17, 1803 – February 26, 1804** Jesse Franklin , March 10, 1804 – November 4, 1804** Joseph Anderson , January 15, 1805 – December 1, 1805- House of Representatives :...

 and Ninth

9th United States Congress

- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Nathaniel Macon -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

 Congresses (March 4, 1803-March 3, 1807).
He died in Springfield, Kentucky

Springfield, Kentucky

Springfield is a city in and county seat of Washington County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,634 at the 2000 census. It was established in 1793 and probably named for springs in the area.-Geography:...

, January 18, 1819.
He was interred in Springfield Cemetery.