Thomas Mathews (politician)
 Thomas Mathews (1742–1812) was an American Revolutionary War general and Virginia politician. He represented Norfolk Borough in the Virginia House of Delegates and served as that body's Speaker from 1782 until 1793.Thomas Mathews was born c. 1742 on Saint Kitts an island of the West Indies. He was appointed brigadier general in the Virginia militia in 1776 and led a company to the Battle of Great Bridge and later to the Battle of Yorktown.