Richard Moryson

Sir Richard Moryson (died 1625) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622.

After a "long and honourable stay" in Ireland, he returned to England in 1615 and settled at Tooley Park, Leicestershire.

He was appointed Lieutenant General of the Ordnance [2] and in 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Leicester.

Moryson wrote his will in 1624, adding a codicil on 29 August 1625, and was dead by the following 3 October.

[4] His daughter Lettice, or Letitia, married Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland.

Richard Moryson married Elizabeth Harrington, with whom he had several children including Lettice (pictured).
Coat of Arms of Richard Moryson