Herbert Leon

Sir Herbert Leon
Member of Parliament
for Buckingham
In office
1891 – 7 August 1895
Preceded bySir Edmund Verney
Succeeded byWilliam Carlile
Personal details
Born
Herbert Samuel Leon

(1850-02-11)11 February 1850
Died23 July 1926(1926-07-23) (aged 76)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)First Wife Esther Julia Beddington (1873–1875, died)
Fanny Leon, née Higham (1878–1937)
ChildrenGeorge Leon
Mabel Leon
Parents
  • George Isaac Leon (father)
  • Julia Ann Samuel (mother)
Residence(s)Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire
OccupationFinancer and Liberal Party politician
ProfessionFinancer, politician
Websitehttp://www.mkheritage.co.uk

Sir Herbert Samuel Leon, 1st Baronet (11 February 1850 – 23 July 1926)[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  2. ^ "Bletchley Park - Herbert Leon". Mkheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2016.