| Herbert James Mathews | |
| Birthname: | Herbert James Mathews |
| Birth Date: | 1883 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Spondon, Derbyshire, England |
| Death Place: | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| Riding: | Kootenay East |
| Predecessor: | George E. L. Mackinnon |
| Successor: | James Allen Byrne |
| Term Start: | June 1945 |
| Term End: | June 1949 |
| Profession: | Christian minister |
| Party: | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
Herbert James Matthews (28 February 1883 - 3 September 1972) was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England, and became a Christian minister by career.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Kootenay East riding in the 1945 general election after an unsuccessful attempt there in 1940. He was defeated in the 1949 election by James Allen Byrne of the Liberal party.