Richard Canning

Reverend Richard Canning (30 September 1708 – 8 January 1775) was an English topographer and antiquary active for many years in Suffolk.

There is a memorial to him in St Helen's Church, Ipswich.{{cite web |title=St Helens Church |url=https://ppc.ipswich.gov.uk/listeddetails.asp?iLBID=51/00042/LB&sType=LIS&search_params=pageNumber%3D4%26&prev_search_params=&det_search_params= |website=ppc.ipswich.gov.uk |publisher=Ipswich Borough Council |access-date=27 August 2023}} The inscription eulogises Canning as working to put local charities in Ipswich unto a most solid foundation.{{cite book |last1=Clarke |first1=G. R. |title=The history and description of the town and borough of Ipswich |date=1830 |publisher=S. Piper |location=London |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wv4HAAAAQAAJ}}