Henry Robert Richmond was a 19th century New Zealand politician and farmer, and brother of James Crowe Richmond

James Crowe Richmond

James Crowe Richmond was a New Zealand politician, engineer, and an early painter in watercolours of the New Zealand landscape.-Early life:...

 and William Richmond

William Richmond

Christopher William Richmond , generally called William Richmond, was a 19th century New Zealand politician. He held a number of Cabinet positions between 1856 and 1861. He worked as a lawyer and was appointed a senior judge who held condescending views of Māori.-Early life:Richmond was probably...

. They were part of the Richmond-Atkinson family of Taranaki who were all related by marriage.

He was Superintendent

Superintendent (politics)

Superintendent was the elected head of each Provincial Council in New Zealand from 1853 to 1876.-Historical context:Provinces existed in New Zealand from 1841 until 1876 as a form of sub-national government. After the initial provinces pre-1853, new provinces were formed by the New Zealand...

 of Taranaki Province

Taranaki Province

The Taranaki Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876...

from 1865 to 1869.

Richmond married Mary Blanche Hursthouse (1840–1864), then Emma Jane Parris (1845–1921). He had four children by Mary and two by Emma.