LEVESON, Richard (1598-1661), of Whorne’s Place, Cuxton, Kent; Lilleshall Lodge, Salop and Trentham, Staffs.; later of Boswell Court, nr. St. Clement’s Well, London.

Family and Education

b. 25 May 1598, 4th but 1st surv. s. of Sir John Leveson* of Cuxton and his 2nd w. Christian, da. of Sir Walter Mildmay† of Apethorpe, Northants., chan. exch. 1559-89; half-bro. of Sir Edward Barrett*. educ. Queen’s, Oxf. 1617-18; Padua 1621; travelled abroad (Italy) 1618-21. m. 23 July 1629, Katherine (d. 25 Mar. 1674), da. of Sir Robert Dudley, grand chamberlain to the duchess of Tuscany and; styled. duke of Northumberland, s.p. suc. cousin Sir Richard Leveson* 1605, fa. 1615; cr. KB 1 Feb. 1626. d. 2 June 1661.Staffs. RO, D593/Addnl./8/27, pp.147-8; Staffs. Hist. Colls. ed. J.C. Wedgwood (Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. 1920), ii. 32; Al. Ox.; Staffs. RO, D593/P/6/7C-F, unfol.; D593/P/9/1; DNB sub Sir Robert Dudley; Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 162. sig. R[ichard] Leveson.

Offices Held

Bridge warden, Rochester, Kent 1622–36;Traffic and Pols. ed. N. Yates and J.M. Gibson, 294. commr. subsidy, Kent 1624, Salop and Staffs. 1641;C212/22/23; SR, v. 88. j.p. Salop 1627 – at least40, Staffs. by 1629-at least 1640;C231/4, f. 228; C66/2527; 66/2858. commr. charitable uses, Salop 1631 – 32, Staffs. 1637-at least 1639;C192/1, unfol.; C93/13/25. steward, Newcastle-under-Lyme manor 1631 – at least40, 1660–?d.;Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 168; HMC 5th Rep. 141. member, Council in Marches of Wales 1633;T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 4, p. 7. commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 1635-at least 1642;C181/4, f. 194v; 181/5, pp. 12, 321, 381, 437. freeman, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1640;T. Pape, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 304. commr. array, Salop and Staffs. 1642;Northants. RO, FH133. dep. lt. Staffs. and Lichfield 1642, 1660–?d., Salop, Ludlow and Shrewsbury, 1660–?d., capt. vol. horse, Staffs. 1660–d.Staffs. RO, D593/S/5/1, 3–5.

?Member, Virg. Co. by 1623.Virg. Co. Recs. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iv. 157.

Col. of horse (roy.) 1643–5. P.R. Newman, Roy. Officers in Eng. and Wales, 231.

Parlimentarian

LEVESON, Richard (1598-1661), of Whorne’s Place, Cuxton, Kent; Lilleshall Lodge, Salop and Trentham, Staffs.; later of Boswell Court, nr. St. Clement’s Well, London.

Main residences: Whorne's Place, Cuxton, Kent and Lilleshall Lodge, Salop and Trentham, Staffs.; Boswell Court, nr. St. Clement's Well, London.

Author

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

LEVESON, Richard (1598-1661)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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