Matthew Denver

Matthew Denver

Matthew Rombach Denver (December 21, 1870 - May 13, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of James William Denver.

Born in Wilmington, Ohio, Denver attended the public schools. He was graduated from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1892. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, banking, and manufacturing. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1896, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1936. He served as member of the Democratic State committee 1896-1908.

Denver was elected as a Democrat to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1907-March 3, 1913). He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress. He returned to Wilmington, Ohio, and resumed banking pursuits. He served as president of the Ohio Bankers' Association in 1918 and 1919.

Denver was again elected a member of the Democratic State committee for the term 1926-1928. He served as president of the Clinton County National Bank & Trust Co., from 1902 until his death in Wilmington, Ohio, May 13, 1954. He was interred in Sugar Grove Cemetery.