Richard John Barton II (27 December 1879 – 26 May 1931) was a New Zealand pastoralist, runholder, businessman and author in the early 20th century in Wellington and the Wairarapa.
His family owned generous landholdings in the Hutt Valley and the Wairarapa due to his grandfather Richard Barton being a pioneer settler in New Zealand.
His father John Barton inherited the properties of Trentham, Whiterock and other farming stations in the Wellington region.
[9][10] The book was titled "Earliest New Zealand" and described Butler's pioneer missionary work in the Bay of Islands from 1819 to 1824 prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
[11] During this time it was also noted that he gifted the following items to the Hocken Library in Otago:[12] Richard John Barton died suddenly on 26 May 1931 at the age of 51.