(18 June 1815 – 14 September 1897) was a British clergyman and entomologist who specialised in beetles (Coleoptera).
In an obituary in The Zoologist the reverend Matthews is called a "well-known British naturalist."
According to the frontispiece of his 1878 book Trichopterygia illustrata he was styled "The Reverend", and held an M.A.
When he died, aged eighty-two, he had been a rector at Gumley, Leicestershire for forty-four years.
His collection passed to Philip Brookes Mason, of Burton-on-Trent, who edited some of Matthews' papers for posthumous publication.