Richard Hawes Jr. was a United States representative from Kentucky and the second Confederate governor of Kentucky. He was part of the politically influential Hawes family. His brother, uncle, and cousin also served as U.S. Representatives, and his grandson Harry B. Hawes was a member of the United States Senate. He was a slaveholder.
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, judge
- Position held
- United States representative, United States representative, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 6, 1797
- Died
