Herbert Leon
| Sir Herbert Leon, Bt | |
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Member of Parliament for Buckingham |
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In office 1891 – 7 August 1895 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Edmund Verney |
| Succeeded by | William Carlile |
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| Born |
Herbert Samuel Leon 11 February 1850 |
| Died | 23 July 1926 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) |
First Wife Esther Julia Beddington (1873-1875, died)Fanny Leon, née Higham(1878-1937) |
| Children | George Leon Kitty Leon |
| Mother | Julia Ann Samuel |
| Residence | Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, Buckingham |
| Occupation | Financer & Liberal Party politician |
| Profession | Financer, Politician |
| Website | http://www.mkheritage.co.uk |
First Wife Esther Julia Beddington
Sir Herbert Samuel Leon, 1st Baronet (11 February 1850 – 23 July 1926) was an English financier and Liberal Party politician, now best known as the main figure in the development of the Bletchley Park estate in Buckinghamshire.
He was the second son of George Isaac Leon, a stockbroker, and Julia Ann Samuel. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham at an 1891 by-election, after his predecessor Sir Edmund Verney had been expelled from the House of Commons. He was re-elected in 1892, but was defeated at the 1895 general election. He stood for Parliament one more time, when he was unsuccessful at the 1906 general election in Handsworth division of Staffordshire.
He served as High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1909 and was created a baronet in the 1911 Coronation honours.
Over the years Leon acquired many plots of land in which he donated for public and educational uses. Leon gave the land of which is now known as Leon Recreational ground to the local council in demand for it to become a public park for the youth of Fenny Stratford and Bletchley. He also donated other plots of land in the south of Bletchley for them to become public schools for the local children of the Lakes Estate.
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