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]
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.
^ abcCraig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 225. ISBN0-900178-27-2.
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Herbert Samuel Leon
‘A Maudlin and Monstrous Pile’: The Mansion at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire by Kathryn A. Morrison, Transactions of the Ancient Monument Society (PDF)
herbert, leon, herbert, samuel, leon, baronet, february, 1850, july, 1926, english, financier, liberal, party, politician, best, known, main, figure, development, bletchley, park, estate, buckinghamshire, btmember, parliament, buckinghamin, office, 1891, augus. 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 Sir Herbert LeonBtMember of Parliament for BuckinghamIn office 1891 7 August 1895Preceded bySir Edmund VerneySucceeded byWilliam CarlilePersonal detailsBornHerbert Samuel Leon 1850 02 11 11 February 1850Died23 July 1926 1926 07 23 aged 76 NationalityBritishPolitical partyLiberal PartySpouse s First Wife Esther Julia Beddington 1873 1875 died Fanny Leon nee Higham 1878 1937 ChildrenGeorge LeonMabel LeonParentsGeorge Isaac Leon father Julia Ann Samuel mother Residence s Bletchley Park BuckinghamshireOccupationFinancer and Liberal Party politicianProfessionFinancer politicianWebsitehttp www mkheritage co uk Contents 1 Life 2 Legacy 3 References 4 External linksLife editHe 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 3 4 after his predecessor Sir Edmund Verney had been expelled from the House of Commons 4 He was re elected in 1892 5 but was defeated at the 1895 general election 4 He stood for Parliament one more time when he was unsuccessful at the 1906 general election in Handsworth division of Staffordshire 6 He served as High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1909 and was created a baronet in the 1911 Coronation honours 7 8 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 Leon was Chairman of the Rationalist Press Association from 1913 until 1922 9 Legacy editIn 1970 Leon School and Sports College was built on the Lakes Estate in Bletchley in Leon s honour In September 2012 the school was renamed as Sir Herbert Leon Academy as a sign of appreciation for the works and funding Leon and his late wife had brought to the local area 10 The actor John Standing and the author Simon Sebag Montefiore are descendants as are Sir Lancelot Royle Anthony Lord Fanshawe and Timothy Royle 11 Coat of arms of Herbert Leon Crest Issuant from a mural crown Or a demi lion Gules grasping in the paws a sunflower leaved and slipped Or seeded Sable Escutcheon Gules two sunflowers erect slipped leaved and eradicated Or seeded Sable Motto Seek The Truth 12 References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with B part 6 Bletchley Park Herbert Leon Mkheritage co uk Retrieved 16 February 2016 No 26168 The London Gazette 2 June 1891 p 2926 a b c Craig F W S 1989 1974 British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 225 ISBN 0 900178 27 2 No 26311 The London Gazette 29 July 1892 p 4305 Craig op cit page 385 American Jewish Year Book Archive org 1911 p 151 Retrieved 16 February 2016 No 28566 The London Gazette 29 December 1911 pp 9825 9826 Whyte Adam Gowans 1949 The Story of the R P A 1899 1949 London Watts amp Co p 93 Leon School and Sports College Buckinghamshire Teachweb co uk Retrieved 16 February 2016 Sebag Montefiore Hugh 2017 2000 Enigma The Battle for the Code London Weidenfeld amp Nicolson p xvi ISBN 978 1 4746 0832 9 Burke s Peerage 1959 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Herbert Samuel Leon A Maudlin and Monstrous Pile The Mansion at Bletchley Park Buckinghamshire by Kathryn A Morrison Transactions of the Ancient Monument Society PDF British Jews in the First World War Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded bySir Edmund Verney Bt Member of Parliament for Buckingham1891 1895 Succeeded byWilliam Carlile Baronetage of the United Kingdom New creation Baronet of Bletchley Park 1911 1926 Succeeded byGeorge Edward Leon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herbert Leon amp oldid 1214224760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
