Forster, M. A. (Mathew A.), 1867-1916.

Mathew A. Forster was born July 10, 1867, in Mendon, Utah, to Robert and Agnes Forster. Mathew A. lived in Mendon until 1891 when he found employment in Anaconda, Montana, working as a store clerk and manager. By 1905, he had returned to Mendon, and was working as the town postmaster and a photographer. In 1913 Mathew A. was elected to serve as secretary for the town mayor, and later became city treasurer. According to the Herald Journal, Mathew A. was an artist and involved with the early theater and dramatic companies of Cache Valley, apparently "producing scenes for their plays" (July 4, 1916). In 1916, Mathew A. became ill with typhoid fever, and died on July 2, 1916.

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