Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland, 1st Baronet (24 January 1864 – 7 May 1899), was a British politician.

Biography

Early life

Naylor-Leyland was the only son of Colonel Tom Naylor-Leyland, of

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, by Mary Anne, only daughter of the late Charles Scarisbrick, of Scarisbrick and Wrightington,

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, and was born on 24 January 1864. He was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and entered the Second Life Guards in 1882, becoming Captain in 1891. From 1892, he pursued a political career.

Career

Naylor-Leyland was returned to Parliament for

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as a

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in 1892, a seat he held until 1895 when he accepted the

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. The latter year he was created a Baronet, of Hyde Park House, Albert Gate, in the County of London. He took his title from Hyde Park House (60

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, now the

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), a mansion built in 1855 for his grandfather, the banker Thomas Leyland, by

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. He then broke with the Conservatives and joined the

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(it was said that he was rewarded with a Baronetcy because he changed from being a Conservative to Liberal and voting with the Liberals and winning an important vote), and represented

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in this party's interest between 1898 and his early death in May 1899 of laryngitis, aged only 35.

Personal life

He was married at

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, London, on 14 September 1889 (aged 25) to Jeanie Willson Chamberlain (1864–1932), daughter of Mr and Mrs William Selah Chamberlain, of

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, USA; they had two sons:"Captain Naylor-Leyland dead"
''The New York Times'', 8 May 1899. Retrieved 8 May 2008. * Albert Edward Herbert Naylor-Leyland (b. 6 December 1890; d. 1952), who succeeded 1899 to his father's baronetcy, aged 8. * George Vyvyan Naylor-Leyland (b. 1892; killed in action on 21 September 1914, aged 22, George Vyvyan Naylor-Leyland profile
histclo.com. Retrieved 8 May 2008.), who was educated at Eton. His wife's beauty and wit reportedly played a major role in her husband's return to politics in 1898. They were part of the Prince of Wales's set, and had their country seat at Lexden Park, Colchester.

References

Sources

*"Captain Naylor-Leyland dead
(Abstract)(full text)
''The New York Times'', 8 May 1899. Retrieved 8 May 2008.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *

External links

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