Robert Charles Matthews, PC (June 14, 1871 – September 19, 1952) was a Canadian politician. Born in Lindsay, Ontario, Matthews came from a background where public service to others was lauded as a worthy pursuit. The Honourable Robert Charles Matthews received his B.A. from Trinity College, University of Toronto. Further business studies took Matthews to Harvard University where he attended the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Science in the 1901–1902 academic year. He was the second President (1910) of the Harvard Club in Toronto, which he helped to co-found in 1904.