Richard Edward Tarrell (May 5, 1856 – July 8, 1942) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Tarrell was born on May 5, 1856, in Paris, Grant County, Wisconsin.[1] In 1878, he moved to Elk Grove, Wisconsin.
Tarrell was elected to the Assembly in 1902. Previously, he had served as a member of the Elk Grove Board of Supervisors, Treasurer of Elk Grove, Chairman of the Board of Elk Grove and Sheriff of Lafayette County, Wisconsin.[2] He was a Republican.