Richard Trout[1] (18 December 1851 – 30 June 1932) was a company director and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
[3] He came to Australia at an early age and was educated at Brisbane State School.
He worked at the government printer before trying his hand at mining at Palmer and became a director of Sturmfels Ltd, a wool broking company.
[2] On 3 February 1872 he married Sophie Anne Newman (died 1937)[3] at the residence of the bride's father, The Oval[1] and together had five sons and five daughters.
[4][5] Trout, for the Ministerialists, won the 1911 by-election for the seat of Enoggera[6] following the resignation of Arthur Hawthorn who had become a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.