Richard Wilson (c. 1755 – 1815) was an Irish-born politician whose origins are obscure. He was Member of Parliament (MP) in the Parliament of Great Britain for Barnstaple from 1796 to 1802. He married Anne, daughter of Charles Townshend. They were divorced in 1798. Lady Louisa Stuart wrote of his elopement with Anne Townshend that: He died, laden with debts, sometime in 1815. He had 3 sons, one of whom died in the West Indies, and 2 daughters.