Richard Henry Wood DL JP FSA FRGS (6 February 1820 – 26 April 1908) was a British antiquary and philanthropist.
[1] Through his Chetham Society connections, he was a close friend of the novellist William Harrison Ainsworth, who dedicated his novel Beau Nash to Wood.
He was also High Sheriff of Merionethshire in 1889, during which term he had the honour of receiving Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice.
[2] He lived at Penrhos (or Penrose) House, Little Church Street, Rugby from 1874 to 1884, then at Pantglas, Trawsfynydd, until the mid-1890s when he moved to Belmont, Sidmouth for his remaining years.
[2][4] Many organisations benefited from his generosity, including several hospitals and churches in England and Wales, as well as the town of Sidmouth.