| Richard Trout | |
| Constituency Am1: | Enoggera |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 25 February 1911 |
| Term End1: | 22 May 1915 |
| Predecessor1: | Arthur Hawthorn |
| Successor1: | William Lloyd |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1851 |
| Birth Place: | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Death Place: | Ashgrove, Queensland, Australia |
| Restingplace: | Toowong Cemetery |
| Birthname: | Richard Trout |
| Nationality: | English Australian |
| Party: | Ministerial |
| Spouse: | Sophie Anne Newman (m.1872 d.1937) |
| Occupation: | Company director |
Richard Taylor Trout[1] (18 December 1851 – 30 June 1932) was a company director and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[2]
Trout was born in Exeter, Devon, to John Trout and his wife Sarah (née Tree).[3] He came to Australia at an early age and was educated at Brisbane State School. He worked at the government printer before trying his hand at mining at Palmer and became a director of Sturmfels Ltd, a wool broking company.[2]
On 3 February 1872 he married Sophie Anne Newman (died 1937)[3] at the residence of the bride's father, The Oval[1] and together had five sons and five daughters.[2] He died at Ashgrove, Brisbane, and his funeral proceeded from Cumestree, his Ashgrove home to the Toowong Cemetery.[4] [5]
Trout, for the Ministerialists, won the 1911 by-election for the seat of Enoggera[6] following the resignation of Arthur Hawthorn who had become a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[7] He defeated the Labor candidate, William Lloyd by 145 votes.[6]
He held Enoggera until losing to Lloyd at the 1915 state election.[8]