| Richard Swift | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for County Sligo |
| Term Start: | 26 July 1852 |
| Term End: | 11 April 1857 |
| Predecessor: | Robert Gore-Booth William Ormsby-Gore |
| Successor: | Robert Gore-Booth Edward Joshua Cooper |
| Alongside: | Robert Gore-Booth |
| Birth Date: | 1811 |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Party: | Independent Irish |
Richard Swift (1811 – 24 March 1872)[1] was an Irish Independent Irish Party politician.
Swift was elected Independent Irish Party MP for County Sligo at the 1852 general election and held the seat until 1857 when he was defeated, ending fourth and last in that year's poll.[2]