Richard Rooke Michell (31 December 1810, in Marazion, Cornwall – 15 April 1872, in Wimpole Street, London) was an English mines proprietor.
Along with Thomas Garland, George Smith, Sampson Waters, John Solomon Bickford and John Charles Lanyon he was the principal behind the formation of the English Arsenic Company.
[2] Later, in the 1860s, he built the larger nine-bedroom Chymorvah House for his children in his native town of Marazion, overlooking the sea and St Michael's Mount, accumulating much wealth from his mining adventures.
He ventured into politics and had numerous disputes with Absalom Bennett who contested the position of Mayor of Marazion with Michell.
three girls: Elizabeth (1836–1914), Sarah (8 October 1839 – 25 March 1902), Mary (1840–?)