Matthew Powers Blue
b. 24 September 1824, d. 20 December 1884
- Father: Neil Blue b. 9 December 1793, d. 24 June 1877
- Mother: Eliza Powers d. 1854
- Matthew Powers Blue was born on 24 September 1824 in Montgomery, Alabama.
- Matthew Powers Blue died on 20 December 1884 at age 60 in Montgomery, Alabama.
- A biographical sketch appears in History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography (1920): Matthew Powers Blue, public official, was born September 24, 1824, in Montgomery, and died December 20, 1884, in that city; son of Neil and Eliza (Powers) Blue (q. v.) He was educated by his father and in the schools of Montgomery and from January, 1845, to April, 1846 as a clerk and was the only one of the employees retained by Martin Pond when he became postmaster in 1849. In 1853 he received the appointment of postmaster and in 1870 he served as secretary of the State senate. Author: "Churches of the city of Montgomery, Alabama," 1878; "Brief history of Montgomery," 1878, "Genealogy of the Blue family," 1886. He married and left many descendants. Last residence: Montgomery.
- Last Edited: 6 May 2011