Richard Breson Smith (August 27, 1878 – February 26, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
On June 24, 1903, he married Anna Leonard (1880–1921), and they had two sons.
He was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Onondaga County, elected in the 5th Ward of Syracuse, from 1912 to 1915.
Smith was a member of the New York State Assembly (Onondaga Co., 3rd D.) in 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937.
He died on February 26, 1937, in Syracuse University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, after a cerebral hemorrhage;[1] and was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery there.