John Richardson (New South Wales politician)

The Honourable John Richardson
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office 1 September 1851 – 31 March 1854
Constituency	County of Stanley
In office 1 September 1855 – 29 February 1856
Constituency	Stanley Boroughs
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
In office 7 April 1856 – 19 December 1857
Constituency	Stanley Boroughs
In office 1 February 1858 – 11 April 1859
Constituency	Stanley Boroughs
In office 10 June 1859 – 10 December 1859
Constituency	Brisbane
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office 13 Oct 1868 – 29 June 1887
Personal details
Born	John Richardson 1810 Freuchie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Died	22 December 1888 (aged 77 or 78) Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place	Armidale Anglican Cemetery
Nationality	Scottish Australian
Spouse	Janet Russell (m.1847)
Occupation	Pastoralist, Shopkeeper

John Richardson (1810 – 22 December 1888) was an Australian pastoralist, store keeper and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council on three occasions (1851–1854, 1855–1856 and 1868–1887) and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1859.