Edwin Richards (9 March 1856 – 22 January 1927) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Mudgee to Evan Richards and Caroline Smith.
He worked as a journalist, jointly running the Mudgee Independent with George Cohen until 1889.
Declared bankrupt in 1890, he later became partner in a printing business.
In 1898 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the National Federal Party member for Mudgee.