Henry Leigh-Bennett

Henry Currie Leigh-Bennett (1852 – 7 March 1903, Windlesham) was a Conservative Member of Parliament for the English constituency of Chertsey from 1897 until his death in 1903.

For many years Leigh Bennett devoted the greater part of his time to public work in the district of Surrey in which he resided, and held several political offices.

[4] In February 1903, while visiting a friend in Woking, Leigh-Bennett suddenly fell ill. Three weeks later he died of appendicitis.

His son, Coldstream Guards' Captain Arthur Leigh-Bennett was born 25 November 1885 and was killed in action near Vermelles on 3 October 1915, while serving with the 2nd Battalion.

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