Sir Richard Hanson | |
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| Chief Justice of South Australia | |
| In office 20 November 1861 – 4 March 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Charles Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Way |
| Premier of South Australia | |
| In office 30 September 1857 – 9 May 1860 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir Richard MacDonnell |
| Preceded by | Robert Torrens |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Reynolds |
| Chancellor of the University of Adelaide | |
| In office 6 November 1874 – 4 March 1876 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Augustus Short |
| Attorney-General of South Australia | |
| In office 30 September 1857 – 9 May 1860 | |
| Premier | himself |
| Preceded by | Richard Bullock Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Henry Strangways |
| In office 17 July 1851 – 21 August 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Mann |
| Succeeded by | Edward Castres Gwynne |
| Member of the Parliament of South Australia | |
| In office 21 February 1851 – 20 November 1861 | |
| Constituency | Legislative Council (1851–1857) City of Adelaide (1857–1861) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Davies Hanson 6 December 1805 London, England |
| Died | 4 March 1876 (aged 70) Mount Lofty, South Australia |
| Spouse | Ann Hopgood |
Sir Richard Davies Hanson (6 December 1805 – 4 March 1876), was the fourth premier of South Australia, from 30 September 1857 until 8 May 1860, and was a chief judge from 20 November 1861 until 4 March 1876 on the Supreme Court of South Australia.