Effingham Lysaght Richardson (1860–1947) was an Irish trade unionist.
[3] Richardson was elected as Secretary of the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1901,[4] serving until 1909, when he resigned to become the superintendent at the Dublin Labour Exchange.
[5] He also served a year as President of the Dublin Trades Council in 1903.
[6] In this role, he was able to continue his opposition to Jim Larkin, particularly during the Dublin Lockout.
[7] Becoming a fierce opponent of the Labour Party, he lost his council seat in the mid-1910s.