| Birth Name: | Stephen Pettus Read |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1841 |
| Office1: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Mecklenburg County |
| Term Start1: | March 1903 |
| Term End1: | January 12, 1910 |
| Predecessor1: | E. Patterson McLean |
| Successor1: | F. B. Roberts |
| State Senate2: | Virginia |
| District2: | 25th |
| Term Start2: | December 2, 1885 |
| Term End2: | December 4, 1889 |
| Predecessor2: | William Townes |
| Successor2: | William H. Woods |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Mary Wright |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
Stephen Pettus Read (March 2, 1841 – June 8, 1917) was an American politician who served in the Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates.[1] He took office after his predecessor, E. Patterson McLean refused to take an oath supporting the 1902 state constitution.[2]
. Earl Gregg Swem. Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. April 7, 2021. 1918. Virginia State Library. Richmond.