A Scottish peer who served as a naval captain in the Napoleonic Wars before inheriting his title in 1820. He is also referred to as the eighth earl of Leven and Melville.

REFERENCES TO David Leslie-Melville, tenth earl of Leven:

Maria Dundas (Graham) Callcott to John Murray, 24 February 1821 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891)