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August 2, 1605
Richard Leveson, English admiral (born c. 1570)
Richard Leveson (admiral)
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.