Richmond Beetham (1832–1912) was a British-born painter and magistrate.
[1][3] In 1862, he attained his first job as a public servant, working as a Receiver of Land Revenue in the Otago goldfields.
[3] That same year, he was appointed as a stipendiary magistrate in Queenstown, and later Napier and Timaru.
[2] Eventually, he was moved to Christchurch in 1881, where he continued to work until his retirement in May 1903.
[2][4][5] He also exhibited his works at the Canterbury Society of Arts from 1881 to 1893, where he also served on the committee and as President.