Brigadier-General Richard Leveson was the son of a wealthy merchant from Wolverhampton, who served in the army of James II until the November 1688 Glorious Revolution, when he defected to join William III. He fought in Ireland and Flanders, sat as MP for Lichfield and Newport, and was Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1691 until his death in March 1699.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1685-87 Parliament, Member of the 1690-95 Parliament
- Born
- July 12, 1659
- Died
- March 1699
