Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet

Sir Richard Butler, 5th Baronet (1699 – 25 November 1771) was an Irish politician and baronet.

He was the eldest son of James Butler, second son of Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet, and his wife Frances Abney, daughter of Sir Edward Abney. Butler represented Carlow County in the Irish House of Commons from 1730 to 1761. In 1732, he succeeded his uncle Pierce as baronet.

In 1728, he married Henrietta Percy, daughter of Henry Percy. They had four sons and six daughters. Butler died in 1771 and was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas. His third son Pierce was an American soldier and senator in the United States Senate.