| Richard Butler | |
| Birth Name: | Richard William Butler |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 1844 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Occupation: | Dramatist, magazine editor |
Richard William Butler (21 May 1844 – 21 December 1928) was a British dramatist and editor of The Referee magazine in the late Victorian period.
He shared a joint pen name, Richard Henry, with Henry Chance Newton. Works attributed to Richard Henry include two Victorian burlesques, Monte Cristo Jr. (a parody of The Count of Monte Cristo, 1886); Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim (a parody of the Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein 1887), both presented at the Gaiety Theatre, London; as well as Jubilation (musical mixture 1887); and Opposition (a debate in one sitting 1892).
Richard Butler was born in London on 21 May 1844.
He worked as a proofreader for The Daily Telegraph from 1871 to 1877.
He died on 21 December 1928.