Gilbert Leigh
The Honourable Gilbert Henry Chandos Leigh DL, JP (1 September 1851 – 15 September 1884), was a British Liberal Party politician.
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Background and education
Leigh was the eldest son and heir apparent of William Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh, and Lady Caroline Amelia Grosvenor, daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster. He was educated at Harrow and Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Political career
Leigh entered Parliament for Warwickshire South in the 1880 general election, a seat he held until his death four years later. He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Warwickshire.
Personal life
Leigh died in a hunting accident on a shooting expedition in Wyoming, United States, in September 1884, aged 33, (his body having to be retrieved from the bottom of a canyon),[1] predeceasing his father by 21 years. He was unmarried and childless. His younger brother Francis later succeeded in the barony.
References
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gilbert Leigh
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Warwickshire South 1880–1884 With: Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, Bt Sampson Samuel Lloyd |
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- 1851 births
- 1884 deaths
- Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Liberal Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1880–85
- Accidental deaths in Wyoming
- Hunting accident deaths
- Deputy Lieutenants of Warwickshire
- Heirs apparent who never acceded
