Walter Matthews

Who is Walter Matthews?

Walter Robert Matthews CH KCVO was an Anglican priest.

Born in 1881 he was educated at Wilson's School and King's College London. He was ordained in 1907 and was a curate at St Mary Abbots' Kensington and St Peter's Regent Square. After that he was a lecturer in and then a professor of theology at King's College London. From 1918 he was also Dean of the college. In 1931 he became an Honorary Chaplain to the King and Dean of Exeter. Then in 1934 he became Dean of St Paul's, a post he held for 33 years. An author, he died on 5 December 1973.