Given the question: Facts: - residence: nebraska city - state senate: nebraska - birth date: 1859 - state: nebraska - birth place: nendingen - religion: catholic - occupation: brewer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john mattes -lrb- politician -rrb- .
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john mattes -lrb- born in 1856 -rrb- was a member of the nebraska legislature and brewer in nebraska city , nebraska , in the united states .born in nendingen , wurttemberg , germany , he emigrated with his family from burlington -lrb- 1864 -rrb- and brookfield -lrb- 1866 -rrb- to des moines , iowa , in 1876 .there , his uncles paul and john founded the '' mattes brewery '' where he became a partner in 1886 .living in nebraska city he was mayor , member of the house of representatives and senate of nebraska for otoe county .he fought strictly against female suffrage .under president cleveland , he was an agent of the department of agriculture .in 1906 , he renamed the brewery '' otoe brewing co. '' with nebraska state prohibition , the brewery was closed in 1917 .from 1917 to 1918 , he was president pro tem of the senate .