Matthews, W. B. (William B.)

William Baxter Matthews (b. 1864 d. 194)) was an educator and businessman. His entire career was spent as a teacher, first in Atlanta at the Houston Street School (ca. 1890-1911), and later in Louisville, Kentucky at Central Colored High School (ca. 1912-1932). A graduate of Atlanta University, class of 1890, he served his alma mater as president of the Alumni Association and as a trustee. Matthews was a state agent with the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association and proprietor of the Negro Business Directory and Advertising Agency which published The Negro Business Directory and Commercial Guide of Atlanta in 1911. He was active in the community as a member of the Atlanta branch of the YMCA, the N.A.A.C.P., fraternal organizations, and the Negro Young People's Christian and Educational Congress.