| Richard Stapleton | |
| Office: | Teachta Dála |
| Term Start: | June 1943 |
| Term End: | May 1944 |
| Constituency: | Tipperary |
| Birth Place: | County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 31 July 1949 |
| Party: | Labour Party |
| Nationality: | Irish |
Richard Stapleton (died 31 July 1949) was an Irish Labour Party politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency at the 1943 general election.[1] He lost his seat at the 1944 general election.[2]