Richard G. Buckingham (September 14, 1816 – March 20, 1889) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1876 to 1877.

[1] Buckingham attended Berkshire Medical College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and received his MD in 1836.

[2] The same year, the Colorado Territorial Medical Society was founded and Buckingham was its first president.

[2][3] He advocated for the creation of what was originally named the Colorado Institute for the Education of Mutes.

[2] Buckingham was nominated for governor under the Greenback Party in 1878, but was defeated by Frederick W.