Matt was born on 21 April 1877 in Mauren as the son of Johann Jakob and Carolina Ritter as one of ten children.
He conducted an apprenticeship in Feldkirch then worked in Schaan before traveling to Munich, Zurich and Mannheim.
[3] He was again elected to the Landtag in 1939 as a member of the Patriotic Union as a part of the unified list between the party and the Progressive Citizens' Party for the formation of a coalition government, where he served until 1945.
[3][4] During this time, he was a member of the Landtag's finance and state committees.
[1] Matt married Zäzilla Anna Lingg (23 May 1876 – 22 June 1961) on 20 November 1905 and they had six children together.