Sir Richard Strachey was a British soldier and Indian administrator, the third son of Edward Strachey and grandson of Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet.
- Occupation
- colonial administrator, politician, geologist, explorer
- Position held
- President of the Royal Geographical Society
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- July 24, 1817
- Died
- February 12, 1908