Politics
- John Richardson (governor) (1679–1741), Deputy Governor of Anguilla
- John G. Richardson (born 1957), former Speaker of the Maine House and current candidate for Governor.
- John S. Richardson (1828–1894), United States Congressman from South Carolina, 1879–1883
- John Richardson (New Zealand politician) (1810–1878), Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council, 1868–1879
- John Richardson (Canadian MP) (1932–2010), Canadian politician
- John Peter Richardson II (1801–1864), Governor of South Carolina
- John Peter Richardson III (1831–1899), Governor of South Carolina
- John Richardson (Ontario MPP) (1844–?), Ontario farmer and politician
- John Richardson, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (1969–1977)
- John Richardson (Australian politician) (born 1938), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- John Richardson (New South Wales politician) (1810–1888), Australian pastoralist, store keeper and politician
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