Claude Matthews (Australian politician)

The Honourable
Claude Matthews
Chief Secretary
In office
21 September 1949 – 30 June 1950
Preceded byJohn Baddeley
Succeeded byClive Evatt
Personal details
Born(1899-01-19)19 January 1899
Rylstone, New South Wales
Died9 January 1954(1954-01-09) (aged 54)
Sydney
Political partyLabor Party, Australian Labor Party (NSW)

Claude Hilton Matthews (19 January 1899 – 9 January 1954) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1934 until his death in 1954 . He was variously a member of the Labor Party (ALP) and the Australian Labor Party (NSW). He held a number of ministerial positions including Chief Secretary