Richard Paull Septimus Burt (23 September 1909 – 7 November 1993) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1959 to 1971.
His grandfather was Septimus Burt, who was also a member of parliament and served as Attorney-General of Western Australia.
[1] Burt entered parliament at the 1959 state election, narrowly winning the seat of Murchison from Everard O'Brien of the Labor Party.
[2] After leaving politics, Burt held directorships with various mining companies.
He died in Perth in November 1993, aged 84, and had married Mary Groom in 1937, with whom he had three sons.