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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Richard S. Samuel Thompson
|office= [[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for District 22 (Grant, La Salle,<br> Winn, and Rapides parishes)
|term_start=1972
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]}}
'''Richard S. Samuel Thompson''' (December 30, 1916 – December 28, 1997)<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23542634/richard-s_-thompson|title=Richard S. Thompson|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}</ref> was from 1972 to 1984 a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for District 22, which now includes Grant, LaSalle, Winn, and Rapides parishes in north [[Louisiana]].<ref name=legis>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=August 20, 2020}}</ref>
Thompson was the first person to hold the District 22 seat, which was created following redistricting based on the 1970 census. The previous configuration had included Grant Parish in a multi-member district with four representatives. Thompson served during the first two administrations of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]] and Edwards's first successor, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[David C. Treen]].<ref name=legis/> Along with his service in the Legislature, Thompson was a delegate in 1973 to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention held in the capitol in [[Baton Rouge]].
