Richmond Hursthouse (5 May 1845 – 11 November 1902) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand, and a cabinet minister.

Richmond Hursthouse's education was restricted to one year at Nelson's Bishop's School.

He participated in various gold rushes, including Thames, Gulgong in New South Wales, and Coromandel.

[5] In 1884, he held the portfolio of Minister for Lands and Immigration during the brief fourth Atkinson Ministry.

[10] Hursthouse died in New Plymouth on 11 November 1902, after falling ill with pneumonia while campaigning for the Egmont electorate.