924 Gilbert Leigh

Constituency : Warwickshire  South  1880-84

Gilbert  captured  one  of  the  Warwickshire  South  seats  from  the  Tories.

Gilbert  was  the  son  and  heir  of  Baron  Leigh  and  a  grandson  of  the  Marquess  of   Westminster.  He  was  educated  at  Harrow  and  Cambridge.

Gilbert  died  in  an  accident  while  shooting  bears  in  the  Rockies  in  1884. His  body  was  found  at  the  bottom  of  a  canyon  after  a   week's  search  after  he  had  ridden  off  alone.  He  was  33.