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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1896|3|19}}
| birth_place = Ayirure, [[Kingdom of Travancore]]
| death_date = {{dda|1970|09|24|df=yes|1896|3|19}}
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| office = Member of Parliament for [[Kottayam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kottayam]]
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| name = Prof. C. P. Mathew
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| term_start = 1952
| predecessor = ''Inaugural Holder''
| successor = [[Mathew Maniyangadan]]
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| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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'''C. P. Mathew'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mathew|first=Prof. C. P|date=|title=Prof. C. P Mathew|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/840.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 September 2020|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref> (19 March 1896 - 24 September 1970) was an Indian politician from [[Kerala]] and a leader of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Result|first=Election|date=|title=Election Result|url=https://entranceindia.com/tag/kottayam-travancore-cochin-mp/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 September 2020|website=entranceindia.com}}</ref> from [[Kottayam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kottayam]] in 1952.<ref>{{Cite web|last=MP|first=Prof. C. P Mathew|date=|title=Prof. C. P Mathew MP|url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=1&tab=15|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 September 2020|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref>

== Early life ==
C. P. Mathew was born on 19 March 1896 at Ayirure, [[Travancore]]. He was educated at [[Maharaja's College, Thiruvananthapuram|Maharaja's College]], [[St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru|St. Aloysius College]] and [[Madras Christian College]]. He married Shrimati Aley Mathew on 1 May 1924.

== Career ==
He was a professor of philosophy. He worked as a lecturer in Madras Christian College from 1918 to 1921. He was one of the founders of [[Union Christian College, Aluva|Union Christian College]], Aluva in 1921 were he served during 1921—47 and later became principal from 1947 to 1952. He went on a lecturing tour of the United Kingdom in 1939, at the invitation of the British Conference of Missionary Societies. Mathew served on the Delegation to the [[UNESCO]] General Conference held in Paris in 1952 and Member of Delegation to the United Nations Assembly in 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bioprofile|first=Prof. Mathew|date=|title=Prof. Mathew Bioprofile|url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/prof-c-p-mathew-member-of-parliament-mp-from-kottayam-travancore-cochin-biodata/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 September 2020|website=entranceindia.com}}</ref>

He maintained intimate association with the Union Christian College, where he served as principal from 1947 to 1952 until his death on September 24, 1970. The Mathew Block in the college is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mathew|first=Mr. C. P.|title=Mr. C. P. MATHEW|url=https://uccollege.edu.in/about-us/founders/|url-status=live|access-date=4 March 2021|website=uccollege.edu.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Kerala politicians]]
[[Category:Malayali politicians]]
[[Category:1896 births]]
[[Category:1970 deaths]]

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