Richard Maitland (disambiguation)

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Richard Maitland (1496–1586) was a Scottish poet.

Richard Maitland may also refer to:

Richard Maitland, 4th Earl of Lauderdale was a Scottish politician.

Major Richard Maitland was a British Army officer who served in the Royal Artillery, and the captor of Surat while in the service of the East India Company.

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