| James Richards | |
| Office: | Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk |
| Term Start: | October 1779 |
| Term End: | May 1780[1] |
| Predecessor: | Clapp Raymond, Stephen St. John |
| Alongside: | Clapp Raymond |
| Successor: | Stephen St. John, Samuel Cook Silliman |
| Term Start2: | October 1782 |
| Term End2: | May 1780 |
| Predecessor2: | Stephen St. John, Samuel Cook Silliman |
| Alongside2: | Stephen St. John |
| Successor2: | Samuel Cook Silliman Stephen St. John |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1723 |
| Birth Place: | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Death Place: | New Canaan, Connecticut |
| Restingplace: | Canoe Hill Cemetery, New Canaan, Connecticut |
| Residence: | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Spouse: | Hannah Warren, Ruth Hanford, Hannah Close |
| Occupation: | clerk |
| Battles: | American Revolutionary War Battle of Norwalk Invasion of Danbury |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Unit: | Connecticut Militia |
James Richards (October 29, 1723 – May 17, 1810) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1779, and October 1782. He served as a captain in the Connecticut Militia during the American Revolutionary War.
He was the son of Samuel Richards and Elizabeth Latham.
He began life as a clerk, becoming afterward a soldier and sailor. He was present, in arms, at the Battle of Norwalk, and the Invasion of Danbury.
Richards' wife Ruth Hanford, was a daughter of Samuel Hanford, a granddaughter of Eleazer Hanford, and a great-granddaughter of Rev. Thomas Hanford, of Norwalk. Ruth Hanford's mother was a daughter of Moses Comstock.