| Birth Date: | December 9, 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Berryville, Virginia, U.S. |
| State Senate: | Virginia |
| District: | 12th |
| Term Start: | January 10, 1912 |
| Term End: | January 12, 1916 |
| Preceded: | Richard S. Parks |
| Succeeded: | Henry H. Downing |
| Office2: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Clarke and Warren |
| Term Start2: | December 4, 1901 |
| Term End2: | January 10, 1906 |
| Predecessor2: | Arthur L. Warthen |
| Successor2: | M. M. Johnson |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | University of Virginia (LL.B.) |
| Spouse: | Helen McGill Leavenworth |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Battles: | Spanish–American War |
| Rank: | First sergeant |
| Serviceyears: | 1898 |
Richard Scott Blackburn Smith (December 9, 1871 – July 11, 1928) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the state's 12th district.[1]
. Earl Gregg Swem. Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. January 6, 2016. 1918. Virginia State Library. Richmond.