Herbert James Matthews
Member of Parliament for Kootenay East
In office June 1945 – June 1949
Preceded by	George E. L. Mackinnon
Succeeded by	James Allen Byrne
Born	28 February 1883(1883-02-28) Spondon, Derbyshire, England
Died	3 September 1972 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Birth name	Herbert James Matthews
Political party	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Profession	clergyperson

Herbert James Matthews (28 February 1883 – 3 September 1972^{[citation needed]}) was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England and became a clergyperson by career.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Kootenay East riding in the 1945 general election after an unsuccessful attempt there in 1940. He was defeated in the 1949 election by James Allen Byrne of the Liberal party.

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