Richard P. Giles

Richard Porter Giles (June 20, 1840 – November 17, 1896) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Missouri.

Giles was born in Stephensburg, Kentucky, on June 20, 1840, to Granville T. and Rosanna Giles. Giles was educated at St. Paul's College and went into the field of law thru reading the law at a Palmyra, Missouri, law firm. Giles was admitted to the bar in 1868, practicing in St. Joseph, Palmyra, and Shelbina, Missouri. He was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Shelby County, Missouri, in 1880 and elected four times.

Giles was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Missouri's First Congressional District on November 3, 1896. However, Giles died 14 days later on November 17, 1896, before his term of office began. James Tilghman Lloyd was elected in a special election to succeed Giles on June 1, 1897.