Colonel Herbert Molson CMG MC (May 29, 1875 – March 21, 1938) was a Canadian politician, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

He was born on May 29, 1875, the son of John Thomas Molson (1837-1910) and Jane Baker Butler (1850-1926), at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

His work was interrupted by the First World War: Herbert went overseas as a Captain and rose to the rank of Colonel.

He was wounded in 1916 and awarded the Military Cross (MC), and in 1919, the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for his services with the headquarters staff.

He was a director of many important Canadian corporations and a generous benefactor of McGill University and the Montreal General Hospital.