Richard Speight (1838—1901) was an English-born railway commissioner in Victoria, Australia. After a career in railway management in England, he accepted the new post of railway commissioner of the Railways Department of Victoria, in 1883. He was tasked with implementing the Railway Construction Act 1884, along with fellow commissioners A. J. Agg and R. Ford. This act called for the construction of 59 new railways, which later proved excessive.
Amidst allegations of corruption and mismanagement, Speight and the other commissioners eventually resigned in 1892. Almost immediately, he sued David Syme, then the powerful editor of The Age, unsuccessfully for libel.
He relocated to North Perth, gradually moving to the private sector as director of Jarrahdale Jarrah Forests and Railways. In April 1901 at the state election, he won the seat of North Perth in support of the Opposition Leader, George Leake.
He died on 19 September 1901, survived by eight children.