Born: December 11, 1870, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England.
Died: July 23, 1934, Cranston, Rhode Island.
Cremated: Forest Hills, Massachusetts.
Buried: Grace Church Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island.
John was the son of John Alexander Matthews and Clara Woods, and husband of Edith Beard.
He attended Trinity College, London, and studied organ under his father, and G. B. Arnold at Winchester Cathedral.
He emigrated to America in 1891, and served as organist at St. Martin’s in the Fields, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; St. Mary’s, Burlington, New Jersey; St. Stephen’s, Boston, Massachusetts; St. Peter’s, Morristown, New Jersey (1901); and Grace Episcopal Church, Providence, Rhode Island (1916), where he was also choir director for 16 years.
He was honorary Dean of the American Guild of Organists, and composed over 100 published works.
If you know where to get a good photo of Matthews (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),