He was created a baronet in 1894[2] and raised to the peerage as Baron Lyell of Kinnordy in the County of Forfar, on 8 July 1914.[3]
He married Mary Stirling in 1874, and had one son, Charles Henry (1875–1918) and two daughters, Mary Leonora (Nora), born 1877, and Helen (Nelly), born 1878.
leonard, lyell, baron, lyell, october, 1850, september, 1926, scottish, liberal, politician, right, honourablethe, lord, lyelldllyell, 1898member, house, lordslord, temporalin, office, july, 1914, september, 1926hereditary, peeragepreceded, bypeerage, createds. Sir Leonard Lyell 1st Baron Lyell Bt DL 21 October 1850 18 September 1926 was a Scottish Liberal politician The Right HonourableThe Lord LyellDLLyell in 1898Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 8 July 1914 18 September 1926Hereditary peeragePreceded byPeerage createdSucceeded byThe 2nd Baron LyellMember of Parliament for Orkney and ShetlandIn office 18 December 1885 24 October 1900Preceded bySamuel LaingSucceeded byCathcart WasonPersonal detailsBorn21 October 1850Died18 September 1926 aged 75 Political partyLiberalThe eldest son of Colonel Henry Lyell and Katharine Murray Lyell he was a nephew of Sir Charles Lyell 1st Baronet the geologist He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland from 1885 to 1900 and was commissioned a deputy lieutenant for Forfarshire in December 1901 1 He was created a baronet in 1894 2 and raised to the peerage as Baron Lyell of Kinnordy in the County of Forfar on 8 July 1914 3 He married Mary Stirling in 1874 and had one son Charles Henry 1875 1918 and two daughters Mary Leonora Nora born 1877 and Helen Nelly born 1878 His only son Charles Henry Lyell was also a Liberal MP but as he died in 1918 his son Charles Anthony Lyell succeeded to both the baronetcy and barony References edit No 27387 The London Gazette 13 December 1901 p 8840 No 26479 The London Gazette 26 January 1894 p 508 No 28849 The London Gazette 14 July 1914 p 5448 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Leonard LyellParliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySamuel Laing Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland1885 1900 Succeeded byCathcart WasonPeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baron Lyell1914 1926 Succeeded byCharles Anthony LyellBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Kinnordy 1894 1926 Succeeded byCharles Anthony Lyell nbsp This biography of a baron in the peerage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom representing a Scottish constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leonard Lyell 1st Baron Lyell amp oldid 1176804102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
