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Edward Naylor-Leyland

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Sir Edward Naylor-Leyland
Edward Naylor-Leyland, in 1920
Born6 December 1890
Died23 September 1952 (aged 61)
NationalityBritish
EducationEton College
Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation(s)diplomat, public official
Parent(s)Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland, 1st Baronet
Jeanie Willson Chamberlain

Sir Albert Edward Herbert Naylor-Leyland, 2nd Baronet (6 December 1890 – 23 September 1952) was an English aristocrat, diplomat and public official.

Biography

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Early life

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Albert Edward Herbert Naylor-Leyland was born on 6 December 1890.[1] His father was Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland, 1st Baronet (1864–1899), who served as Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1892 to 1895 and for Southport from 1898 to 1899.[1][2] His mother was Jeanie Willson Chamberlain, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Selah Chamberlain of Cleveland, Ohio.[2] He had a brother, George Vyvyan Naylor-Leyland (1892–1914), who was killed in action during the First World War. He grew up at his paternal family residence of Nantclwyd Hall, a Grade II listed mansion in Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales.[2] King Edward VII (1841–1910) was his godfather.[2]

He was educated at Eton College, a private boarding school in Eton, Berkshire.[1] While he was at Eton, he and his brother escaped a kidnapping, where the intent was to hold them hostage for ransom.[2] He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford.[1]

Career

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He served as Honourable Attaché to Bern, Switzerland and Paris, France. He served as High Sheriff of Denbighshire in 1921. He also served as Justice of the Peace for Denbighshire.[1]

On 7 May 1899 he became 2nd Baronet Naylor-Leyland, of Hyde Park House, Albert Gate, London.[1] Upon inheriting the title from his late father, he also inherited two properties: Nantclwyd Hall in Wales, and Hyde Park House in Albert Gate, Knightsbridge, London.[2]

Personal life

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On 10 April 1923 he married Marguerite Helene Marie Fradin de Belabre. They had three sons – the eldest being Sir Vivyan Edward Naylor-Leyland, 3rd Baronet – and a daughter.[1] He died on 23 September 1952.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2865
  2. ^ a b c d e f Lady Mary, 'Sir Albert Naylor-Leyland , Whose Mother Was Cleveland Girl, Had Two Royal Godfathers', Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 January 1912 [1][permanent dead link]
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Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Hyde Park House)
1899–1952
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