Robert Foster Matthews Jr. (September 14, 1923 – October 30, 2010) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Matthews served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Matthews practiced law and served as Kentucky Commissioner of Finance from 1960 to 1963.
In 1967, he ran for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and lost the election to Wendell Ford.
After he left office, Matthews continued to practice law and was chief administrative hearing officer for the city of Louisville and later Shelbyville, Kentucky.