| Albert Edward Matthews | |
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| 16th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
| In office 1937–1946 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Herbert Alexander Bruce |
| Succeeded by | Ray Lawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1873 Lindsay, Ontario |
| Died | December 16, 1949 (aged 76) Windermere, Ontario |
| Children | Bruce Matthews |
Albert Edward Matthews (May 17, 1873 – December 16, 1949) was the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
Matthews was born in Lindsay, Ontario. He worked as an investment broker in Toronto and rose to the position of director. Matthews served as Ontario's 16th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1937 to 1946. He took office during the Great Depression while Mitchell Hepburn was Premier of Ontario. Hepburn had come to office promising to show austerity by curtailing the perks and privileges of, among others, the lieutenant-governor. Chorley Park, the grand official residence of the lieutenant-governor since 1915, was closed in the first year of Matthews' term and its contents auctioned off leaving him with a suite in the legislative buildings for official functions. As a result, he did little entertaining during his term in office.
Matthews died in Windermere, Ontario, in 1949 and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.
World War II General and businessman Bruce Matthews was his son.
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