Matthew John Kane

Matthew John Kane (1863 - 1924) was a Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court from 1907 to 1923, serving as Chief Justice from 1909 to 1912. A native of New York state, he earned a law degree at Georgetown University. Joining the Land Run of 1889 in Indian Territory, he settled in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

Matthew John Kane was born to Anthony and Mary (Dunn) Kane of Niagara County, New York on November 28, 1863. He was the eldest of seven siblings. He graduated from Georgetown University with a law degree, then went west to Wichita and to Harper, Kansas, before joining the Land Run of 1889 in Indian Territory. After the run, he settled in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, and soon became chief deputy for Pat Nagle, the U.S. Marshal in Oklahoma.

Kane became a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, shortly before the granting of statehood.

Kane married Miss Kathleen Reagan (1883–1968) of St. Paul County, Kansas on June 9, 1908. They had three children.