Robert Reid Parris (1816 – 18 September 1904) was a New Zealand school administrator, politician, public servant, interpreter, soldier and judge.
[1] Parris was one of the original members of the New Plymouth Provincial Council, being elected on 20 August 1853 for the Grey and Bell electorate.
[2] He joined the Executive Council as Provincial Treasurer under George Cutfield from January to June 1857.
[3] He resigned from the provincial council in July 1857 when he was appointed district land purchase commissioner for the province.
Fluent in Māori, he acted as an interpreter during the New Zealand Wars.