at a hospice in Nashville. He was survived by his wife, Pat, and two sons. A third son, Richard Mathews, preceded him in death. References Tennessee Blue Book, 2001-02 Edition External links Senator Harlan Mathews Papers, 1993-1994, Tennessee State Library and Archives. Senator Harlan Mathews Papers Addition, 1992-1994, Tennessee State Library and Archives. 1927 births 2014 deaths People from Walker County, Alabama Jacksonville State University alumni Nashville School of Law alumni Vanderbilt University alumni Democratic Party United States senators from Tennessee Tennessee lawyers State cabinet secretaries of Tennessee Tennessee Democrats State treasurers of Tennessee Deaths from brain cancer in the United States Deaths from cancer in Tennessee 20th-century American lawyers United States Navy personnel of World War II