Leonard Lyell, 1st Baron Lyell
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Leonard Lyell, 1st Baron Lyell Bt
(21 October 1850 – 18 September 1926) was a Scottish
Liberal
politician.
The eldest son of Colonel Henry Lyell and Katherine Horner, 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. He was created a baronet
in 1894 and raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Lyell, of Kinnordy, in 1914.
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.
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
(21 October 1850 – 18 September 1926) was a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
The eldest son of Colonel Henry Lyell and Katherine Horner, he was a nephew of Sir Charles Lyell
Charles Lyell
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, Kt FRS was a British lawyer and the foremost geologist of his day. He is best known as the author of Principles of Geology, which popularised James Hutton's concepts of uniformitarianism – the idea that the earth was shaped by slow-moving forces still in operation...
, 1st Baronet, the geologist.
He served as Liberal Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Orkney and Shetland
Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)
Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
from 1885 to 1900. He was created a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
in 1894 and raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Lyell, of Kinnordy, in 1914.
His only son Charles Henry Lyell
Charles Henry Lyell
The Hon. Charles Henry Lyell was a British politician and Liberal Member of Parliament who died in the First World War.He was born in 1875, the only son of Leonard Lyell, and was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford...
was also a Liberal MP but as he died in 1918 his son Charles Anthony Lyell
Charles Anthony Lyell, 2nd Baron Lyell
Charles Antony Lyell, 2nd Baron Lyell VC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
succeeded to both the baronetcy and barony.