Samuel Thurston Richardson (July 8, 1857 – September 6, 1921) was an American attorney and educator in the state of Oregon.

[1] Richardson enrolled at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, in 1873 and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1892.

[7][8] While still operating the law school he also was in private legal practice, including with the Portland firm of Richardson, Dimick & Morehead starting in 1906.

[9] This commission made several recommendations to the State Assembly, including expanding the Oregon Supreme Court from five to seven justices.

[9] The state did add two more seats to the court, and in 1914 Richardson ran for one of the new positions as a Republican, losing in the primary.

[12] Samuel Thurston Richardson died on September 6, 1921, of a stroke at the age of 64 in Portland, and was buried in Salem.