Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Leveson was a Royal Navy officer, politician and landowner. His origins were in the landed gentry of Shropshire and Staffordshire. A client and son-in-law of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, he became a vice-admiral under him. He served twice as MP for Shropshire in the House of Commons of England. He was ruined by the burden of debt built up by his father.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1589 Parliament, Member of the 1604-11 Parliament
- Born
- 1570
- Died
- August 2, 1605