Louis Richard (March 1, 1817 – November 13, 1876) was a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada. He represented the Kennebec division in the Legislative Council of Quebec, the upper chamber of the Legislature of Quebec. Richard was born at Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand, Bécancour) on March 1, 1817. His parents were a farming couple, Charles-Auguste Richard and Marie-Esther Hébert. He was the mayor of Princeville for one year (1857), and then again from 1872 until his death. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for the Kennebec division in 1862.