Sir Matthew Henry Davies (1 February 1850 – 26 November 1912)[1] was an Australian politician, who served as Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

He was also a leading figure in the Victorian Land Boom, ending with his bankruptcy in 1894 and subsequent trial on fraud charges.

He was admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1876, and married Elizabeth Locke Mercer, eldest daughter of the Rev.

For five years, Davies was honorary secretary of the Council of the Law Institute of Victoria, and was a Justice of the Peace for the central bailiwick.

Ten years later, he controlled a network of 40 companies, in which Victorian and overseas interests had invested millions of pounds.

Davies resigned from Parliament and sailed to London to try to arrange finance to rescue his business empire, but was unsuccessful.