Richard Bingham (soldier)

Sir Richard Bingham
Sir Richard Bingham
	1564 portrait by an unknown artist
Lord President of Connaught
	In office; 1584–1597
Monarch	Elizabeth I
Preceded by	Nicholas Malby
Succeeded by	Conyers Clifford
Member of Parliament ; for County Roscommon
	In office; 26 April 1585 – 14 May 1586
Succeeded by	Sir John King
Marshal of Ireland
	In office; August 1598 – 19 January 1599
Preceded by	Henry Bagenal
Succeeded by	Richard Wingfield
Personal details
Born	1528; Dorset, England
Died	19 January 1599 (aged 70); Dublin, Ireland
Spouse	Sarah Heigham
Children	Martha Bingham
Profession	Soldier, Naval Commander
Military service
Allegiance	England
Branch/service	Royal Navy; English Army;
Years of service	1547–1599
Rank	Commander
Battles/wars	The Rough Wooing; Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War Battle of Lepanto; ; Eighty Years' War Battle of Rijmenam; ; Tudor conquest of Ireland; Second Desmond Rebellion; Spanish Armada; Nine Years' War;

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Sir Richard Bingham (1528 – 19 January 1599) was an English soldier and naval commander. He served under Queen Elizabeth I during the Tudor conquest of Ireland and was appointed governor of Connacht.