Edward Matthew Farrell (March 31, 1854 – August 6, 1931) was a Canadian printer, publisher, and politician from the province of Nova Scotia.
From 1888 to 1896, he was the Chief Deputy Sheriff in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
In 1896, he was acclaimed to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the electoral district of Queen's County.
From 1905 to 1910, he was the Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia.
A Roman Catholic, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier for the senatorial division of Liverpool, Nova Scotia.