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- Businessman & Retired Elementary School Principal
- Residing in Bowman, R-1
- Born April 21, 1940 in Bowman
- Son of the late John Wesley, Sr. and the late Victoria (Williams) Matthews
- Graduate of South Carolina State College
- Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, 1970-71
- Lincoln Elec. Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, 1972
- Honorary Ph.D., College of Charleston
- Honorary Ph.D., South Carolina State University
- February 5, 1961 married Geraldine Hillard, 5 children, Cynthia John, Michael Andre, Stephanie Renata, John Wesley III, and Brian DeReef
- Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
- Former Chairman, South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus
- Chairman, Orangeburg County Legislative Delegation
- Southern Regional Education Board
- Governor's Middle Grades Task Force
- Distinguished Alumni Award, South Carolina State University
- Orangeburg County Democrat of the Year
- Minority Business Advocate of the Year, United States Small Business Administration
- Induction in the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame
- South Carolina Primary Health Care Legislator of the Year
- Member, Pineville United Methodist Church
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