Matthew Ryan (politician)
 Matthew Ryan (December 24 1810 – June 12 1888) was a Canadian politician. He served on the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories from 1876 to 1883 as Stipendiary Magistrate.Ryan was born in Newfoundland in the 1810 of Irish lineage. He moved to Quebec and was educated in Montreal where he was trained to be a lawyer. Ryan was a member of the bar of Lower Canada and practiced in Montreal. An able writer he also spent some time in journalism.