Richard Wilson (Irish politician)

Richard Wilson (c. 1875 – 20 February 1957) was an Irish politician and farmer.

He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1922 general election as a Farmers' Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare–Wicklow constituency.

[1] He was re-elected at the 1923 general election, this time representing the Wicklow constituency.

[2] He was elected to the Seanad of the Irish Free State in 1928 as a Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael member.

Wilson had farmed sheep in the Cape Colony prior to returning to Ireland in 1912 and resuming farming in Drynam, Swords.