Background
Matthews, Sir Ronald Wilfred was born on June 25, 1885 in Sheffield, England. Son of Wilfred Arthur and Julia Maud (Silvester) Matthews.
Matthews, Sir Ronald Wilfred was born on June 25, 1885 in Sheffield, England. Son of Wilfred Arthur and Julia Maud (Silvester) Matthews.
Student Eton College, 1899-1903. Student in Switzerland, 1903-1904, Germany, 1904-1905.
Master cutler, Sheffield, 1922-1923. Chairman London & North Eastern Railway, 1938-1948. Chairman General Refractories, Ltd., since 1928.
Managing director Turton Brothers and Matthews, Ltd., since 1909, chairman, 1951, deputy chairman Legal and General Assurance Society, Ltd., since 1958. Director Thomas Cook & Sons, Ltd. Justice of the peace since 1924.
Deputy Lieutenant West Riding, Yorkshire, 1949. Deputy chairman Independent television Authority, 1955.
Served as captain King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1914-1918. Member Inland Transport War Council, 1941-1945. Chairman Royal Sheffield Infirmary and Hospital, 1924-1948.
Knight Bachelor, 1934. Member Institute of Transport, Association of British Chamber of Commerce (president 1940-1942), Sheffield Chamber of Commerce (president 1929-1931), Sheffield Conservative and Unionist Federation (chairman since 1933). Member Church of England.
Married Vera Shufeldt, April. Children: Elizabeth, Ann, Prudence.