John Cyril James Matthews (11 February 1928 – 19 August 2019) was an Australian politician.
He worked as a pharmacist, and married Dympna Guthrie on 11 April 1955 at Bathurst; they would have six children.
In 1969 he established Devro Pty Ltd and Uncle Ben's Pet Foods Bathurst, and in 1970 opened Clyde Industries Ltd.
He was a member of Mitchell College of Advanced Education (1972–76) and the New South Wales Pharmacy Guild (1967–80).
[1] In 1981, Matthews was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Liberal member.