George Frederick Richardson (1837 – 23 October 1909), sometimes published as George Francis Richardson,[1][2] was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Southland, New Zealand and a cabinet minister.

Richardson was born in Cheltenham, England, and came to New Zealand in 1851 on the ship Dominion.

[3] In 1867 he married Augusta Marie Isabella Paterson White, daughter of Invercargill merchant Thomas John White;[4] they had three daughters and two sons.

[3] He represented the Mataura electorate from 1884 to 1893 when he was defeated, and from 1896 to 1898 when he was adjudged bankrupt.

[8] He died at his residence in Tinakori Road, Wellington on 23 October 1909,[9] and was buried at Karori Cemetery.