Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore

The Right Honourable The Earl of Donoughmore KP, PC
"A most discreet under secretary, drawn for the first time". Caricature by Spy in Vanity Fair February 1905
Under-Secretary of State for War
In office 12 October 1903 – 4 December 1905
Monarch	Edward VII
Prime Minister	Arthur Balfour
Preceded by	The Earl of Hardwicke
Succeeded by	The Earl of Portsmouth
Personal details
Born	2 March 1875
Died	19 October 1948 (1948-10-20) (aged 73)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Elena Maria Grace (d. 1944)

Richard Walter John Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore KP PC (2 March 1875 – 19 October 1948), styled Viscount Suirdale until 1900, was an Irish peer and Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War under Arthur Balfour between 1903 and 1905.

Donoughmore was the son of John Hely-Hutchinson, 5th Earl of Donoughmore, and Frances Isabella Stephens, daughter of General William Frazer Stephens. He was educated at Eton. In November 1901 he was promoted to Captain of the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, and the following January he resigned his commission.

Donoughmore succeeded his father in the earldom in 1900 and took his seat in the House of Lords. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War from 1903 to 1905 in the Unionist administration headed by Arthur Balfour. From 1911 he was Lord Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords. He was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1913, a post he held until his death. In 1916 he was part of the Mesopotamia Commission of Inquiry. He was made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1916 and sworn of the Privy Council in 1918.