| Richard Stanley | |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament for North Fylde |
| Term1: | 1950-1966 |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1920 |
| Father: | Edward Stanley |
| Spouse: | |
Hon. Richard Oliver Stanley (29 January 1920 – 15 November 1983) was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament.
Stanley attended Ludgrove School.[1]
Stanley represented North Fylde from 1950 until he stood down at the 1966 general election. He was from a powerful family, and was related to several Victorian Prime Ministers (Derby, Salisbury, Rosebery, and Balfour) and various other statesmen (the 15th, 16th, and 17th Earls of Derby, Clarendon, Hartington and Oliver Stanley). His father, Lord Stanley, had represented Fylde from 1922 to 1938. His successor was Sir Walter Clegg.
Stanley was married twice, first from 1965 to 1976 (her death) to Susan Aubrey-Fletcher, daughter of Sir John Aubrey-Fletcher, 7th Baronet. He was married secondly after 1976 to Mary Tylor. He died childless.