Gilbert Leigh
Gilbert Henry Chandos Leigh, DL, JP was a British Liberal Party politician.Background and education
Leigh was the eldest son and heir apparent of William Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh, and Lady Caroline Amelia Grosvenor, daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd [Marquess of Westminster]. He was educated at Harrow and Magdalene College, Cambridge.Leigh entered Parliament for South [Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwickshire South] in the 1880 [United Kingdom general election|1880 general election], a seat he held until his death four years later. He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Warwickshire.Personal life
Leigh died in a hunting accident on a shooting expedition in the Big Horn Mountains Wyoming, United States, in September 1884, aged 33,, predeceasing his father by 21 years. He was unmarried and childless. He left an estate of £3,718 7s. 8d. His younger brother Francis later succeeded in the barony.